272 ELEPHANTS HIPPOPOTAMI. CHAP. X. 



morning most of the men were tired out, the dread of the 

 apparition of the day before tending probably to increase 

 the lameness of which they complained. When told, how- 

 ever, that all might return to Mankambira's save two, 

 Moloka and Charlie, they would not, till assured that the 

 act would not be considered one of cowardice. Giving 

 them one of the goats as provision, another was slaughtered 

 for the remainder of the party who, having found on the 

 rocks a canoe which had belonged to one of the deserted 

 villages, determined to put to sea again ; but the craft was 

 very small, and the remaining goat, spite of many a 

 threat of having its throat cut, jumped and rolled about 

 so, as nearly to capsize it ; so Dr. Livingstone took to the 

 shore again, and after another night spent without fire, 

 except just for cooking, was delighted to see the boat 

 coining back. 



We pulled that day to Mankambira's, a distance that 

 on shore, with the most heartbreaking toil, had taken 

 three days to travel. This was the last latitude taken, 

 11° 44' S. The boat had gone about 24' further to the 

 north, the land party probably half that distance, but 

 fever prevented the instruments being used. Dr. Kirk 

 and Charles Livingstone were therefore furthest up the 

 lake, and they saw about 20' beyond their turning-point, 

 say into the tenth degree of south latitude. From the 

 heights of at least a thousand feet, over which the land 

 party toiled, the dark mountain masses on both sides of 

 ' the lake were seen closing in. At this elevation the view 

 extended at least as far as that from the boats, and it is 

 believed the end of the lake lies on the southern borders 

 of 10°, or the northern limits of 11° south latitude. 



Elephants are numerous on the borders of the lake, 

 and surprisingly tame, being often found close to the 

 villages. Hippopotami swarm very much at their ease in 

 the creeks and lagoons, and herds are sometimes seen in 



