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CHAP. X. 



WE ENTER UNYAMWEZIj THE FAR-FAMED LAND OF THE MOON. 



The district of Tura, though now held, like Jiwe la 

 Mkoa and Mgongo T'hembo, byWakimbu, is considered 

 the eastern frontier of Unyamwezi proper, which claims 

 superiority over the minor neighbouring tribes. Some, 

 however, extend the " land of the moon" eastward as 

 far as Jiwe la Mkoa, and the porters when entering the 

 u Fiery Field," declare that they are setting foot upon 

 their own ground. The word " Tura," pronounced by 



