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village ; sleeping two nights in the jungle they made Chun- 

 gu's, and in another day's march found themselves, to their 

 great delight, at Kapesha's. They knew their road from this 

 point, for on the southern route with Dr. Livingstone they 

 had stopped here, and could therefore take up the path that 

 leads to Tanganyika. Hitherto their course had been easterly, 

 with a little northing, but now they turned their backs to 

 the Lake, which they had held on the right-hand since 

 crossing the Luapula, and struck almost north. 



From Kapesha's to Lake Bangweolo is a three days' 

 march as the crow flies, for a man carrying a burden. 

 They saw a large quantity of iron and copper wire being 

 made here by a party of Wanyamwesi. The process is as 

 follows : — A heavy piece of iron, with a funnel-shaped hole in 

 it, is firmly fixed in the fork of a tree. A fine rod is then 

 thrust into it, and a line attached to the first few inches 

 which can be coaxed through. A number of men haul 

 on this line, singing and dancing in tune, and thus it 

 is drawn through the first drill ; it is subsequently passed 

 through others to render it still finer, and excellent wire is 

 the result. Leaving Kapesha they went through many of 

 the villages already enumerated in Dr. Livingstone's Diary. 

 Chama's people came to see them as they passed by him, 

 and after some mutterings and growlings Casongo gave them 

 leave to buy food at his town. Beaching Chama's head- 

 quarters they camped outside, and received a civil message, 

 telling them to convey his orders to the people on the banks 

 of the Kalongwesi that the travellers must be ferried safely 

 across. They found great fear and misery prevailing in the 

 neighbourhood from the constant raids made by Kuniba- 

 kumba's men. 



Leaving the Kalangwese behind them they made for 

 31'sama's son's town, meeting four men on the way who were 

 going from Kumbakumba to Chama to beat up recruits for 

 an attack on the Katanga people. The request was sure to 



