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they sometimes hid in time of danger. For a small 
island Msamba is densely populated, and every inch 
seems cultivated. The islanders are clever manufac- 
turers of a strong, coarse, cotton cloth : cotton being 
abundant in Fipa. The Rukugu river empties into 
Msamba Bay. 
The irregular ridge which follows the coast between 
Msamba Island and Wanpembe, our next journey, is 
remarkable for a solitary columnar rock rising from fifty 
to eighty feet high and about half a mile from Column 
Point. Rounding Kantentieh Point, we have a view of 
three columnar rocks, the central one being singularly 
like a mutilated Memnonium. These columns are 
visible from a considerable distance north or south. 
Before reaching Wanpembe, Para, the guide, gathered 
a peculiar kind of berry called owincli, from a low 
scrubby tree, whose appearance was anything but pro- 
mising for such a fragrant production as he now showed 
to us. The odour was not unlike that of lavender, and 
its strength was such that all in the boat near him were 
benefited by its exquisite perfume. 
In the little cove close to Wanpembe, on the north 
side of the point on which it is situate, the boat floated 
over the submerged fence of a village, and her keel was 
three feet above it. 
We obtained abundance of provisions at this large 
village, but as there were some Watuta strangers within 
the palisades, our visit was not an agreeable one. 
However, despite their insolence, the peace was not 
broken. jjy 
Minza, a neighbouring village, is also very large, and 
possesses a strong stockade, the base of it being em- 
banked with the earth excavated from the ditch. 
There appears to be no diminution in the altitude of 
the mountain ranges which lie along the entire east 
coast of the Tanganika, or on the western side, as 
we have had the west mountains plainly in view 
since leaving Mpimbwe. Now and then we saw small 
streams issue into the lake, but met no river of 
any importance, until we came to the Zinga, or Mui- 
