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twenty to sixty-five feet, and they are all connected, as 
also is the river, underneath the papyrus. 
When about three miles north of Kazinga, at 5 p.m., 
we drew our boat close to the papyrus, and prepared for 
a night’s rest, and the Wanyambu did the same. 
The boat’s crew crushed down some of the serest 
papyrus, and, cutting off the broom-like tops, spread 
their mats upon the heap thus made, flattering them- 
selves that they were going to have a cozy night of it. 
Their fires they kindled between three stalks, which 
sustained their cooking-pots. It was not a very success- 
ful method, as the stalks had to lie replaced frequently ; 
but finally their bananas were done to a turn. At 
night, however, mosquitoes of a most voracious species 
attacked them in dense multitudes, and nothing but the 
constant flip-flap of the papyrus tops mingled with com- 
plaints that they were unable to sleep were heard for an 
hour or two. They then began to feel damp, and finally 
wet, for their beds were sinking into the depths below 
the papyrus, and they were compelled at last to come 
into the boat, where they passed a most miserable night, 
for the mosquitoes swarmed and attacked them until 
morning with all the pertinacity characteristic of these 
hungry bloodsuckers. 
The next day, about noon, we discovered a narrow, 
winding creek, which led us to a river-like lake, five 
miles in length, out of which, through another creek, 
we punted our boats and canoes to the grazing island of 
Unyamubi. 
From a ridge which was about fifty feet above the 
Ingezi we found that we were about four miles from 
Kishakka and a similar distance due east from a point of 
land projecting from Muvari. 
The next day we ascended the Kagera about ten 
miles, and returning fourteen miles entered Ihema Lake, 
a body of water about fifty square miles, and camped on 
Ihema Island, about a mile from Muvari. 
The natives of Ihema Island stated to me that Lake 
Muta Nzige was only eleven days’ journey from the 
Muvari shores, and that the Wanya-Ruanda frequently 
