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CHAPTER VIL 
JOURNEY TO THE GALEA COUNTRY.— PREPARATORY. 
HILE doing our best to prosecute our mission 
V V work among the Wanika, we did not forget 
other peoples ; we were anxious, if possible, to extend 
our operations. Our mission had been originated 
with the view of doing something for the Gallas ; and 
to that people, therefore, we turned our attention as 
soon as circumstances would permit. Mr. Wakefield 
made a trip to Chaffa in 1865; an account of which 
was published in a pamphlet entitled " Footprints in 
Eastern Africa." 
In 1866 we had some further communication with 
the Gallas, making a trip from Mombasa to Lamu 
and Patte, and returning by the Ozi, visiting Kau on 
that river, Charra on the Tana, cutting across a 
portion of the Galla-land to Malinde, and thence 
overland, by Takaungu, to Mombasa. Such was the 
unsettled state of the country at that time that it 
was impossible for us to visit the Gallas in their own 
homes ; but we so far succeeded in conciliating them 
as to make an arrangement to return to their country 
at the latter end of the year. 
Accordingly on October 28th we left Mombasa, 
