290 EETUKN FKOM LAKE BARINGO TO THE COAST 



On this marcli leleshwa jungle, which we had not seen since 

 we left our Miwiruni camp, occurred here and there. 



We camped on the Guaso Laraschat, a tributary of the 

 Ouaso Nagut, at a place called Malago Mbaruk, after a trader, 

 who, in 1875 or 1876, was for no apparent reason slain, with 

 -some 400 of his men, by the Leukops or Wakwafi of Leikipia. 

 On our way there we were met by Lelgos, the Masai Leibon of 

 Kinangop, who, like Lekibes, however, is not a true-bred Masai, 

 but a Mkwafi from the Guaso Ngishu. Lelgos may pride 

 himself on having been the most corpulent black man we ever 

 saw. He behaved in a friendly, modest manner, and appeared 

 to be highly esteemed by his people. He had made acquaint- 

 ance with Dr. G. Fischer when the latter was on his way back 

 to the coast from Kavirondo, and he brought us a little bottle 

 full of some colourless liquid given to him by the doctor, to 

 ask us what the medicine was good for. Dr. Fischer had told 

 him, but he had forgotten. 



Our next march led us past the salt Lake Angata Nairogwa 

 to the little Kekupe stream. This second lake is rather smaller 

 than its neighbour on the west, its coast-line is more indented 

 with bays and creeks, and the surrounding districts are more 

 picturesque. It is fed by the Guaso ISTagut and the Guaso 

 Kekupe, bounded on the east by the Dondole mountains, and 

 on the south by a number of rugged spurs of the Doenye Burn 

 or steam mountain. The neighbourhood is inhabited by Masai 

 and Wandorobbo, who left us unmolested, as they had but just 

 returned from the pastures of Angata Bus, and were busy with 

 their own affairs. 



The next march led us over a steep spur of the Doenye Buru 

 connecting it with the Dondole mountains, to the Naitolea stream. 

 On our way we were stopped by a number of Masai with heifers, 

 he-goats, milk, ox-hides, and tobacco, which they wished to sell 

 to us or exchange for she-goats and ewes. 



