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AFRICA AND ITS EXPLORATION. 
offering to the spirit of the island, a sickly yellow-looking 
thrush, a hammer-headed stork, and two fish-hawks, 
who, finding we had taken possession of what had been 
religiously reserved for them, took flight to the most 
western island, where from their perches they continued 
to eye us most solemnly. 
As these islands were with difficulty pronounced by 
us as Kavunvweh, the Doctor, seeing that they were the 
only objects we were likely to discover, named them the 
“‘New York Herald’ Islets;” and, in confirmation of 
the new designation given them, shook hands with me 
upon it. Careful dead-reckoning settled them to be in 
lat. 3° 41' S. 
The summit of the largest island was well adapted to 
take bearings, and we improved the opportunity, as 
most extensive views of the broad and lengthy lake and 
surrounding lines of imposing mountains were attain- 
able. The Ramata Hills were clearly visible, and bore 
N.N.E. from it : Katanga Cape, S.E. by S. ; Sentakeyi, 
E.S.E. ; Magala, E. by N. ; south-western point of 
Muzimu bore S., northern point of Muzirnu island, 
S.S.E. 
At dawn on the 9 th December we prepared to resume 
our voyage. Once or twice in the night we had been 
visited by fishermen, but our anxious watchfulness pre- 
vented any marauding. It seemed to me, however, 
that the people of the opposite shore, who were our 
visitors, were eagerly watching an opportunity to pounce 
upon our canoe, or take us bodily for a prey ; and our 
men were considerably affected by these thoughts, if we 
may judge from the hearty good-will with which they 
rowed away from our late encampment. 
Arriving at Cape Kabogi, we came to the territory of 
the Wasansi. We knew we were abreast of a different 
tribe by the greeting “Moholo,” which a group of 
fishermen gave us ; as that of the Wavira was “ Wake,” 
like that of XJrundi, Usige, and Uhha. 
We soon sighted Cape Luvumba — a sloping projection 
of a mountain ridge which shot far into the lake. As a 
storm was brewing, we steered for a snug little cove that 
