242 LIVINGSTONE'S LAST JOURNALS. [Chap. IX. 



27th October. — Eemained to buy food, which is very dear. 

 We slaughtered a tired cow to exchange for provisions. 



28th October. — Left Kitanda, and came round the cape, 

 going south. The cape furthest north bore north-north- 

 west. We came to three villages and some large spread- 

 ing trees, where we were invited by the headman to 

 remain, as the next stage along the shore is long. Morilo 

 islet is on the other or western side, at the crossing-place. 

 The people brought in a leopard in great triumph. Its 

 mouth and all its claws were bound with grass and bands of 

 bark, as if to make it quite safe, and its tail was curled 

 round : drumming and lullilooing in plenty. 



The chief Mosirwa, or Kasamane, paid us a visit, and is 

 preparing a present of food. One of his men was bitten by 

 the leopard in the arm before he killed it. Molilo or Morilo 

 islet is the crossing-place of Banyamwezi when bound for 

 Casembe's country, and is near to the Lofuko Eiver, on the- 

 western shore of the Lake. The Lake is about twelve or 

 fifteen miles broad, at latitude 7° 52' south. Tipo Tipo is 

 ruling in Itawa, and bound a chief in chains, but loosed 

 him on being requested to do so by Syde bin Ali. It takes. 

 about three hours to cross at Morilo. 



29th October. — Crossed the Thembwa Rivulet, twenty 

 feet broad and knee deep, and sleep on its eastern bank. 

 Fine cold water over stony bottom. The mountains now 

 close in on Tanganyika, so there is no path but one, over 

 which luggage cannot be carried. The stage after this is 

 six hours up hill before we come to water. This forced me 

 to stop after only a short crooked march of two and a quarter 

 hours. We are now on the confines of Fipa. The next 

 march takes us into Burungu. 



30th October. — The highest parts of the mountains are 

 from 500 feet to 700 feet higher than the passes, say 

 from 1300 feet to 1500 feet above the Lake. A very rough 

 march to-day ; one cow fell, and was disabled. The stones. 



