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AFRICA AND ITS EXPLORATION. 
Samburizi, a little north of Luhanga, where lived Mruta, 
Sultan of Uvira, the country opposite to this part of 
Urundi, about 300 feet higher than the neighbouring 
heights. Northward from Magala Cape the lake streamed 
away between two chains of mountains ; both meeting 
in a point about thirty miles north of us. 
The Warundi of Magala were very civil, and profound 
starers. They flocked around the tent door, and most 
pertinaciously gazed on us, as if we were subjects of most 
intense interest, but liable to sudden and eternal depar- 
ture. The Mutware came to see us late in the after- 
noon, dressed with great pomp. He turned out to be a 
boy whom I had noticed in the crowd of gazers for his 
good looks and fine teeth, which he showed, being- 
addicted to laughing continually. There was no mis- 
taking him, though he was now decorated with many 
ivory ornaments, with necklaces, and with heavy brass 
bracelets and iron wire anklets. Our admiration of him 
was reciprocated ; and, in return for our two doti of 
cloth and a fundo of samsam, he gave a fine fat and 
broad-tailed sheep, and a pot of milk. In our condition 
both were extremely acceptable. 
At Magala we heard of a war raging between 
Mukamba, for whose country we were bound, and 
Warumashanya, a Sultan of an adjoining district ; and 
we were advised that, unless we intended to assist one 
of these chiefs against the other, it would be better for 
us to return. But, as we had started to solve the 
problem of the Rusizi River, such considerations had no 
weight with us. 
On the eighth morning from leaving Ujiji we bade 
farewell to the hospitable people of Magala, and set off 
for Mukamba’s country, which was in view. Soon after 
passing the boundary between Urundi proper, and what 
is known as Usige, a storm from the south-west arose ; 
and the fearful yawing of our canoe into the wave trough 
warned us from proceeding further ; so we turned her 
head for Kisuka village, about four miles north, where 
Mugere, in Usige, begins. 
At Kisuka a Mgwana living with Mukamba came to 
