Sycomore in the Dhun of Ugogi. 



CHAP. VI. 



WE CROSS THE EAST AFRICAN GHAUTS. 



On the 7th August, 1 857, the Expedition left Zungomero. 

 We were martyred by miasma ; my companion and I 

 were so feeble, that we could scarcely sit our asses, and 

 weakness had almost deprived us of the sense of hear- 

 ing. It was a day of severe toil. We loaded with 

 difficulty, for the slaves and porters did not assemble 

 till past 8 a.m., and instead of applying for their loads 

 to Said bin Salim, every man ran off with the lightest 

 burden or the easiest ass. 



