3 1 6 Wanderings in Eastern Africa, 
Kisigau in dark, frowning majesty. Tliis was due 
west from where I stood, while a little to the south- 
east of Kisigau stood the two summits of the Ru- 
kinga. On its northern side the Kisigau drops to 
a low, irregular ridge running in a north-easterly 
direction, rising in the centre into two peaks, called 
Kilakila, and sweUing at its extremity into a hill 
of considerable dimensions, called Maungu. Behind 
this ridge, between Kilakila and Maungu, towers the 
mount Ndara. Altogether I had before me a very 
fine piece of mountain scenery. From the Rukinga, 
south-west, until the view is obscured by the high 
rocks of Kithima, all is level land, and between the 
rocks there are glimpses of the same kind of country. 
S.S.E. rises the pyramidal Kilibassi; and thence to 
the Taru hills all is level plain. 
I look down the bearings by compass of the various 
landmarks. They are as follows : P>om the north- 
western portion of the Kithima, Taru stands due 
east ; Kivuko, due north ; Maungu, N.N.W ; Ndara 
beyond, N.W ; Kisigau, due W. ; and Kilibassi, as 
observed above, S.S.E. 
Having completed the survey, I descended to the 
rock, and returned to the camp. Now for dinner. 
My bill of fare was not a sumptuous one ; for a plate 
of warmed-up mutton and fresh-boiled rice was what 
Tofiki had prepared for me. Still the supply was • 
ample, and I enjoyed it. To me all was like a plea- 
sant picnic. 
At two p.m. we left Kithima. We struck at once 
upon a path, and followed it down to Rukinga, over a 
level country and red soil. Broad elephants' tracts 
crossed the path, and there were signs of the rhinoceros. 
