THE RIVER THAT FLOWED NORTH , NORTH, NORTH. 401 
“ How do you know % ” 
“ Because I followed Mtagamoyo to Usongora Meno, 
and, crossing the Ugarowa,,* near the Urindi, went with 
him to the Lumami and to the dwarf country.” 
“ How many days is it from here to the dwarf 
country ? ” 
“ About nine months.” 
‘ £ And is the dwarf country near the Ugarowa ? ” 
“ It is not far from it.” 
“ Could you point with your hand the direction of 
the Ugarowa — near the dwarf country ? ” 
“ Yes, it is there,” pointing north by west, magnetic. 
“ What are the dwarfs 
like ? — But tell us the 
story of your journey with 
Mtagamoyo.” 
After clearing his throat 
and arranging his cleanly 
white dress, he gave me 
the account of his wander- 
ings to the unknown lands 
north, as follows : — - 
“ Mtagamoyo is a man 
who knows not what fear 
is — Wallahi ! He is as 
bold as a lion. When he 
gave out to the Arabs and 
Wangwana of Nyangwe 
that he was about to proceed as far as possible to hunt 
up ivory, of course we all felt that if any man could 
guide us to new ivory fields it was Mtagamoyo. Many 
of the youngest Arabs prepared themselves to follow 
him, and all of us mustering our armed slaves, followed 
in his track. 
“ We first reached Uregga, a forest land, where there 
is nothing but woods, and woods, and woods, for days, 
and weeks, and months. There was no end to the 
woods. The people lived surrounded by woods. Strangers 
* The Ugarowa river is the Arab corruption of the word Lu-alowa, 
which Livingstone called Lualaha. 
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BACK VIEW OF A WAHYEYA. 
