LIST OF OUR STORES 



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hastily constructed straw huts, the flickering fires, and the 

 figures flitting to and fro, resembled a busy negro village. 



The next morning we examined our situation more closely, 

 and found that we were on a low height close to the village of 

 Mauia, our camp marked by a mighty baobab-tree and several 

 fan palms. We then carefully examined all the stores of the 

 Expedition, which made quite a lordly-looking pile in the middle 

 of the camp, in front of our tent. The following is a list of our 



possessions : — 



Tents, tables, camp-stools, beds, cases of clothes, instru- 

 ments, &c. ......... 65 loads 



Powder and ammunition . . . . . . 85 ,, 



Preserves, soap, tobacco, sugar, tea, coffee, and so on . 44 ,, 



Medicines, bandages, and niters ...... 3 ,, 



Eockets and explosives . . . . . . . 2 ,, 



Spirits of wine ......... 1 load 



Lighting materials ........ 3 loads 



Axes, shovels, saws . . . . . . . . 4 ,, 



Tools, reserve stores, and fine cord ..... 3 ,, 



Strong cables for crossing rivers . . . . . . 2 ,, 



Grease for our weapons, &c. ...... 1 load 



Rice ........... 5 loads 



Brandy, wine, and vinegar . . . . . . . 4 ,, 



Covers for stores . ....... 2 ,, 



Lengths of material . . . . . . . 80 ,, 



Glass beads .......... 100 ,, 



Iron wire, cowries, and so on . . . . 80 „ 



Copper money, for the early part of the journey in the coast 



districts ......... 3 „ 



An iron boat in six sections, and a canvas boat in two parts 22 ,, 

 With many other articles, making in all over 470 loads. 



We had now to get our caravan into marching order, and 

 this was a task which occupied several days. 



We had at present 283 porters and twenty -five grey donkeys, 

 to attend upon which another seven fellows were engaged. 



Of course it was quite impossible to take all our goods 

 forward at once with this force, so Count Teleki decided to 

 leave a portion at Mauia, under the care of the elders of the 

 town, until he was in a position to send for it and for the iron 



