Chap. V. LEAVE THE ELEPHANT VALLEY. 119 



CHAPTER V. 



Magnificent scenery — Method of marching — Hippopotamus killed— 

 Lions and buffalo — Sequasha the ivory-trader. 



Sandia gave us two guides; and on the 4th of June 

 we left the Elephant valley, taking a westerly course ; 

 and, after crossing a few ridges, entered the Chingerere or 

 Paguruguru valley, through which, in the rainy season, 

 runs the streamlet Pajodze. The mountains on our left, 

 between us and the Zambesi, our guides told us have the 

 same name as the valley, but that at the confluence of the 

 Pajodze is called Morumbwa. We struck the river at less 

 than half a mile to the north of the cataract Morumbwa. 

 On climbing up the base of this mountain at Pajodze, we 

 found that we were distant only the diameter of the 

 mountain from the cataract. In measuring the cataract 

 we formerly stood on its southern flank ; now we were 

 perched on its northern flank, and at once recognized the 

 onion-shaped mountain, here called Zakavuma, whose 

 smooth convex surface overlooks the broken water. Its 

 bearing by compass was 180° from the spot to which we 

 had climbed, and 700 or 800 yards distant. We now, from 

 this standing-point, therefore, completed our inspection of 

 all Kebrabasa, and saw what, as a whole, was never before 

 seen by Europeans so far as any records show. 



The remainder of the Kebrabasa path, on to Chicova, 

 was close to the compressed and rocky river. Eanges of 



