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see two others (Kisi and Chiribe) ; and from the men's descriptions of 
the time occupied in crossing the lake, he considered it to be at least 
150 miles long by 80 broad. South of the lake, at some distance, is a 
range of mountains, the Lokinga, which are said to run to the west 
below Garenganze, and from which the river Lufira rises. The 
islanders were peaceable, and were busy weaving nets, spinning 
cotton, etc. Reports of the extreme unhealthiness of the lake district 
Livingstone found to be untrue. 
On the 30th July, 1868, that is, a fortnight after his arrival, he left 
the lake, intending to go over to the Luapula and Lufira rivers (that 
is, to the Garenganze district), but the disturbed state of the natives 
on the Garenganze side of the Luapula made him give up the thought, 
and he again went north, only, however, to find himself amidst much 
fighting between the Garaganze people and Kasembe's Balunda, 
Arabs and Mazitus. 
Fresh discoveries on and around Tanganyika occupied him between 
1868 and 1873, but it only remains for us to take up the thread of his 
narrative as he once more comes back from Tanganyika, on his last 
journey round the east of Lake Bangweolo. 
With fresh supplies and men obtained from Stanley, he turned 
southward from Tanganyika, his purpose being to go round the 
east and south of Bangweolo (in 1868 he had only seen its north-west 
shore and visited some of its islands), then on to the sources of 
the Lufira, and up through Katanga (or Garenganze) to the caves 
west of Lake Moero, of which the natives gave marvellous reports.* 
The journey from Tanganyika was on new ground, and his course 
was not at all direct. The usual difficulties which make African 
travel so trying were experienced, arising from lack of guides, or, 
worse still, false ones, the distrust of chiefs and people, endless 
delays, and scarcity of provisions. This time he did not go near 
Kasembe's, but heard that he had been attacked by Arabs, who 
killed him and put his head on a pole, doing to him as he had done 
to many others. 
Livingstone's sorest experiences, however, arose from the fact 
that his old complaint, chronic dysentery, returned, and that the 
flooded country he had to pass through not only made this worse, 
but greatly impeded his progress. 
From May to October is the dry season in these parts, during 
which travelling is comparatively easy, if the grass be not too high ; 
during the other six months rain is very constant. In the hilly 
districts, where the rain runs off, progress is not difficult, as usually 
during some hours of each day the rain does not fall ; but in the 
flat country the land first gets soaked, and then heavily flooded. 
Around Bangweolo, especially on the east, numberless swollen 
streams, which could be easily stepped over in the dry season, 
* The Sombwe caves visited by Mr. Arnot. 
