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Therm, in tent at dawn, 50°. High E. wind. At night, raw, windy, and 



foggy- 



15 March. Jungle. Tog in morn. Bright hot sun. Yew clouds after 1 

 p.m. High E. wind. Terrible night. Pitched on hiil-side, with a draft 

 to the hot plains below. Dates, 14, 15 (Sept.). Descent. 



16 Halt. Little Rubeho. Fog, mist (almost rain), and wild wind in morn. 

 High E. wind all day. Sun exceedingly hot. Too occupied to observe. 



17 March. (Jungle.) Eog, mist, and wind from E. Very hot in day. Sun 

 furious, and sky cloudless. Fine clear night. No dew whatever. 



18 March. (Ugogi.) Cool morn. Hot sun. No clouds. Pitched in gul- 

 ly, where wind comes from every quarter. Mild night. 



19 Halt. Day exactly as yesterday. Barometer at 10 a.m., 27.364; at 4 

 p.m., 27.310. Temperature at 10 a.m., S4°;S2° ; at 4 p.m., 83^85°. Sun 

 sets in these hills at 4.45 p.m. "Warm night. 



20 Halt. Clear morn. Barometer at 10 a.m., 27.270; at 4 p.m., 27.248. 

 Temperature of air at 10 a.m., 82*^/79°; at 4 p.m., 85° '82°. Clouds. 

 Cloudy in afternoon. Pine, clear, warm night. Great sameness of climate. 



21 Halt, Cloudy morn. Barometer at 10 a.m., 27.236 ; at 4 p.m., 27.290. 

 Temperature of air at 10 a.m., 7fi°/74°; at 4 p.m., 78°/77°. Little wind. 

 Drops of heat-rain at noon. Cloudy night. \Varm in tent. 



22 Tirikeza. Clear day in morn. Barometer at 10 a.m., 27.240. Temper- 

 ature at 10 a.m., 70°/7S°. Clouds at 10 till sunset. Then all clear except 

 mist-bank in W. Pine cool night. Cooler than under hills. Wind E. 



23 March. (Marenga M'Khali.) Clear morn. "Wind E. at 9 and 10. Clouds 

 thin before noon ; then pleasant. Cool night. In tent at dawn. Tlierm., 51°. 



24 Tirikeza. Perfectly clear dawn. "Wind E. A few clouds at 1, which 

 increased till sunset. Cool wind (E.) at 4 p.m. Pine dewless night. 



25 Tirikeza. Clear dawn. Day cloudy. "V\^ind E. In intervals hot sun. 

 Fine sunset. Cold night. "VYind blowing, and dew considerable. 



26 March. (Ziwa.) Clear dawn. Barometer at 10 a.m.. 26.915 ; at 4 p.m., 

 26.900. Temperature of air at 10 a.m., 85°/84° ; at 4 p.m., 86°;87°. Cold 

 morn. Fearful heat in tent (93°) about 2 to 4. Cold blowy night. Dew 

 heavy. 



27 Halt. Clear dawn. Thinnest veil on horizon. Temperature of air at 10 

 a.m., 87° ; at 4 p.m., 90°. Fearfully hot day. No shadow of cloud. High 

 wind. Tent blown down. Cold evening ; then hot ; then cold towards 

 morn. Wind E. Dew. 



28 Halt. Clear dawn. Then sunrise, 54°. At 3 p.m., 95°. No mist on 

 cloud. Gusts from E. and N.E. Warm night. Cool towards dawn. 



29 Halt. Clear dawn. Very hot. Cloudless. Wind E., and about 4 p.m. 

 veered round to N.E. "VVarm night. Windy night as usual. Cold dawn. 

 Heavy dew. 



30 Ditto in all points. 



PlE3Iarks. — Prom Bumuma to Ugogo Plains. Air rarified. Extremes of 

 heat and cold. Clouds on hills and occasional showers. Very hot sun. 

 Breeze at 9 or 10. Gusts at night. Furious E. wind. Sometimes no dew; 

 sometimes dew like rain. Draft in descent to heated plains. 



Ugogi, a new climate. Somaliland near Harar, or Upper Sind. Hot 

 and dry, dewless : wind and dust. Sky intensely blue ; stars like young moons. 

 Very healthy. Ugogo similar. Great heat and cold. Dew somewhat copious. 

 No clouds. Furious E. wind from the hills. 



