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in arranging my carriers' loads. They were all overladen with 
meal, and blamed my loads for breaking their backs. Crossed 
the Luake, a large and rapid stream, but with much trouble, 
as there was a cataract at this point. 
\2th. — Reached Sacindonga early this morning. Here I met 
with a few wandering Balunda, but the country is practically 
desolate. Remains of former towns and large cultivated fields, 
now all weeds, exist on all sides. War parties from the Lovale, 
led chiefly by Kangombe, have wrought these devastations. 
13//^. — Remain in camp this morning, as one of my carriers 
is ill, and the rest go off foraging for food in villages some 
distance away. 
14//^. — Marched this morning until mid-day. Camped at a 
place called Tambwe. No signs of inhabitants anywhere. 
\^th. — A toilsome day's journey. We lost our way, and 
wandered some hours before getting back to the path again. 
Camped about four in the evening. 
16//^. — Pushed on and made two ordinary days' journey in one, 
reaching a camp very late, but only to find it occupied by a company 
of Bihe traders from the Garenganze. They say I am now within 
sixteen days' journey of my destination — most welcome news. 
17M. — In camp to-day. Men have gone off to the Zambesi 
River, which is quite near, to seek for food. We are all very 
tired, and want rest. 
18//^. — Camped early, as rain threatened. 
\()th. — This morning I gave up my ox to a lad in the company, 
who had been bought by one of my men at Nana Kandundu, and 
could not walk further. The carriers could not very well under- 
stand my doing so, as the white men to whom they are 
accustomed, generally advocate in such cases leaving the poor 
wretches to perish by the roadside. Reached the ill- famed 
camping-place of *^ Olohosi " in the afternoon. The name means 
"The Lions." There are many stories about natives camping 
here and being seized while asleep and carried off by lions. 
An extra barricade was built round the camp with great pains. 
A house had to be made for my ox, and every precaution 
was taken by my credulous crew, so that the lions had little 
prospect of supping at our expense that night. 
Though many of the more " daring " of our number thought 
