460 Wanderings in Eastern Africa. 
people El doinyo Geri (dappled mountain), indicating 
a less abundant and uniform distribution of snow. 
However, it remains for some one to visit and explore 
that mountain before anything can be spoken of it with 
absolute certainty, and, if it be anything at all of the 
same character as its sister mountain, its exploration 
is of no little importance. North-east of Kenia are 
the districts of Pore, or Msarara, Lemeru, and Thaiju, 
all of which are numerously populated. Due north 
extend the territories of Burkeneji and Samburu, the 
latter reaching as far as to the first or second degree 
of north latitude. From the Wasuahili I met at 
Taveta, and who had lately been to Reya, I obtained 
some interesting particulars regarding these regions. 
Reya is the farthest point north ever reached by the 
Mombasian caravans. I have laid it down upon the 
map a little below 1° N. lat, but it may be higher. 
Here my informants were astonished to find the 
people acquainted with the Kisuahili tongue, but 
soon discovered that the country was often visited by 
caravans from Barawa, so that there would appear to 
be a well-travelled route between the two places, an 
important fact ; for, if practicable, it would be an 
exceedingly short cut for any travellers wishing to 
visit these unknown regions of Africa. Beyond Reya, 
at no great distance to the north, is the mountain 
Marasaviti, or El doinyo Eirobi, of Samburu, near to 
which is the large Samburu lake. North by west of 
Marasavite, at a distance of about four days, is 
another great mountain, called Ristian, occupied by a 
strange people, who keep aloof from other races, and 
about whom a great deal of mystery hangs. I could 
get no information of them whatever, except that they 
