THE RIVER THAT FLOWED NORTH, NORTH, NORTH. 417 
west stretched a rolling grassy land extending to the 
Lualaba. 
The grass (genus Panicum) of Manyema is like other 
things in this prolific land, of gigantic proportions, and 
denser than the richest field of corn. The stalks are an 
inch in diameter, and about eight feet high. In fact, 
what I have called “ grassy land ” is more like a waving 
country planted with young bamboo. 
Young Kalulu, who, since his recapture at the Uguha 
port on Lake Tanganika, had been well-behaved, and 
was in high favour again, met with a serious and very 
remarkable accident at Kankumba. A chief, called 
Mabruki the elder, had retained a cartridge in his 
Snider, contrary to orders, and, leaving it carelessly on 
the stacked goods, a hurrying Mgwana kicked it clown 
with his foot, which caused it to explode. Kalulu, who 
A WAGENYA FISHERMAN’S CANOE. 
was reclining on his mat near a fire, was wounded in no 
fewer than eight places, the bullet passing through the 
outer part of his lower leg, the upper part of his thigh, 
and, glancing over his right ribs, through the muscles 
of his left arm. Though the accident had caused severe 
wounds, there was no danger, and, by applying a little 
arnica, lint, and bandages, we soon restored him to a 
hopeful view of his case. 
On the morning of the 27th we descended from our 
camp at Kankumba to the banks of the Kuncla, a river 
about forty yards wide, and ten feet deep at the ferry. 
The canoe-men were Wagenya or Wenya fishermen 
under the protection of Sheikh Abed bin Salim, alias 
“ Tanganika.” 
A rapid march of four miles brought us to the out- 
skirts of Nyangwe, where we were met by Abed bin 
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