840 
BORDER-TERRITORY 
After leaving Kaonka, we travelled over an uninhabited, 
geDtly-undulating, and most beautiful district, the border- 
territory between those who accept and thoso who reject 
tho sway of the Makololo. The faco of the country appears 
as if in long waves running north and south. There are 
no rivers, though wator stands in pools in tho hollows. 
Wo wero now come into the country which my pooplo all 
magnify as a porfcct paradise. Sebituano was driven from 
it by tho Matcbolo. It suited him exactly for cattle, corn, 
and health. Tho soil is dry, and often a reddish sand: 
there are few trees, but fine largo shady ones stand dottod 
hero and there over the country where towns formorly 
stood. One of the fig family I measured and found to be 
forty feet in circumference ; the heart had been burned out, 
and some one had made a lodging in it, for wo saw the 
remains of a bed and a fire. Tho sight of tho open country, 
with tho increased altitude we wero attaining, was most 
refreshing to tho spirits. Targe game abound. We see in 
tho distance buffaloes, elands, hartobeost, gnus, and clo- 
phants, all very tame, as no one disturbs them. Lions, 
which always accompany other largo animals, roared about 
us; but, as it was moonlight, there was no danger. In the 
evening, while standing on a mass of granite, ono began to 
roar at mo, though it was still light. The temperature was 
pleasant, as tho rains, though not universal, had fallen i D 
many places. It was very cloudy, preventing observation*. 
The temperature at G a.m. was 70°, at mid-day 90°, in th fl 
evoning 84°. This is vory pleasant on tho high lands, with 
but little moisturo in the air. 
On tho 30th wo crossed tho river Kalomo, which is about 
fifty yards broad, and is tho only stream that never dn«» 
ap on this ridge. Tho current is rapid, and its courso i» 
toward tho south, as it joins tho Zambesi at some distance 
below tho falls. Tho Unguesi and Lekono, with tboif 
feeders, flow westward, this river to tho south, and » 
thoso to which wo aro about to como take an oastcrly d*' 
reotion. We wero thus at the apex of tho ridge, and fouu 
