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flood possibly arises from the more northerly position of the 

 latter river. 



I was informed by some Arabs of Zanzibar that the region 

 to the east of Londa resembles in its conformation the parts 

 over which we have recentty travelled. They report swampy 

 steppes, some of which have no trees, where the inhabitants 

 use grass and stalks of native corn for fuel. A large shallow 

 lake is also pointed out in that direction, named Tanganyika, 

 which requires three da}-s for crossing in canoes. It is con- 

 nected with another named Kalagwe (Garague?), farther 

 north, which may be the iNyana. From the former is derived, 

 by numerous small streams, the river Loapula, the eastern 

 branch of the Zambesi, which flows past the town of Cazembe. 

 Probably this lake is the watershed between the Zambesi and 

 the Nile, as lake Dilolo is between the Leeba and the Kasai. 

 But however this may be, the phenomena of the rainy season 

 show that it is not necessary to assume the existence of high 

 snowy mountains. 



After crossing the Northern Lotembwa we met a party of 

 the people of Kangenke, who had treated us kindly on our 

 way to the north ; we sent him a robe of striped calico, with 

 an explanation of our reason for not returning through his 

 village. We then went on to lake Dilolo. Though labouring 

 under fever, the sight of the blue waters, and the waves 

 lashing the shore, had a most soothing influence on my mind, 

 after the monotony of the lifeless, flat, and gloomy forest. We 

 found Moene Dilolo (Lord of the Lake) a fat jolly fellow, who 

 lamented that he was always out of beer when strangers 

 happened to arrive. He gave us a handsome present of meal 

 and putrid buffalo's flesh, which latter is used here in small 

 quantities as a sauce to the tasteless manioc. His men were 

 at this time hunting antelopes, in order to send the skins as a 

 tribute to Matiamvo. 



June 14th. — We reached the collection of straggling villages 

 over which Katema rules, and were thankful to see old familiar 

 faces again. In the absence of Katema, who was hunting 

 skins for Matiamvo, Shakatwala performed the part of a chief 

 by bringing forth abundant supplies of food in his master's 

 name. On the 15th Katema came home, having heard of our 

 arrival. He desired me to rest myself and eat abundantly; 



