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17ih January. — We remain at Merera's to buy food for 

 our men and ourselves. 



18th January. — March, but the Mirongosi wandered and 

 led us round about instead of S.S.E. We came near some 

 tree-covered bills, and a river Monya Mazi — Mtamba Eiver 

 in front. I have very sore feet from bad shoes. 



19th January. — Went about S.E. for four hours, and 

 crossed the Mbamba Eiver and passed through open forest. 

 There is a large rock in the river, and hills thickly tree- 

 covered, 2' East and West, down a steep descent and camp. 

 Came down Eiver Mpokwa over rough country with sore feet, 

 •to ruins of a village Basivira and sleep. 21st.— Eest. 

 22nd. — Eest. Mr. Stanley shot two zebras yesterday, and 

 a she giraffe to-day, the meat of the giraffe was 1000 lbs. 

 weight, the two zebras about 800 lbs. 



23rd January. — Eest. Mr. Stanley has fever. 2Ath. — 

 Ditto. 25th. — Stanley ill. 26th. — Stanley better and off. 



26^- January. — Through low hills N.E. and among bam- 

 boos to open forest — on in undulating bushy tract to a 

 river with two rounded hills east, one having three mush- 

 room-shaped trees on it. 



21th January. — On across long land waves and the only 

 bamboos east of Mpokwa Eill to breakfast. In going on a 

 swarm of bees attacked a donkey Mr. Stanley bought for 

 me, and instead of galloping off, as did the other, the fool 

 of a beast rolled down, and over and over. I did the same, 

 then ran, dashed into a bush like an ostrich pursued, then ran 

 whisking a bush round my head. They gave me a sore 

 head and face, before I got rid of the angry insects : I never 

 saw men attacked before : the donkey was completely 

 knocked up by the stings on head, face, and lips, and died 

 in two days, in consequence. We slept in the stockade of 

 Misonghi. 



28^ January. — We crossed the river and then away E. 

 to near a hill. Crossed two rivers, broad and marshy, and 



