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SITUATION OF ZUMBO. 
cumforcnco. We found thorn more communicative now 
They said that the land on both sides belonged to the 
Bazunga, and that they had left of old, on tho approach of 
Changamera, Ngaba, and Mpakano. Sokwebu was with 
tho last-named, but ho maintained that they never came to 
the confluence, though they carried off all tho cattle of 
Mburuma. Tho guides confirmed this by saying that the 
Bazunga wore not attacked, but fled in alarm on tlm 
approach of the onomy. This mango-tree ho know by its 
proper name, and wo found seven others and sovoial tama- 
rinds, and woro informed that the chief Mburuma sends 
men annually to gathei tho fruit, but, like many Africans 
whom I havo known, nas not had patience to propagate 
moro trees. I gavo them some little presents for them- 
selves, a handkerchief and a few beads; and thoy were 
highly pleased with a cloth of rod baize for Mburuma, 
which Sekelotu had given mo to purchase a canoe. We 
woro thankful to part good friends. 
Tho situation of Zumbo was admirably well chosen as a 
site for commerce. Looking backward, we sco a mass of 
high, dark mountains covered with trees; behind us rises 
tho fine high hill Mazanzwe, which stretches away north 
ward along tho left bank of the Loangwa ; to tho S.E. lies 
an open country, with a small round hill in tho distance 
called Tofulo Tho merchants, as they sat beneath tho 
verandahs m front of their houses, had a magnificent view 
of tho two rivers at their confluence, of thoir church at 
tho angle, and of all the gardens which they had on both 
sidos of tho rivors. In these thoy cultivated wheat with- 
out irrigation, and, as tho Portuguese assort, of a grain 
twice tho size of that at Tote. Prom the guides wo learned 
that tho inhabitants had not imbibed much idea of Chris- 
tianity, for thoy used the samo term for tho church-bell 
which they did for a diviner’s drum. From this point th« 
merchants had water-communication in three directions 
beyond, namely, from the Loangwa to tho N.N.W., by th fl 
Kafuo to the W., and by the Zambesi to the 3 W. TbeU 
