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of the mountain chain, which shuts in Tanganika on 
the west, and probably a slight deflection to the east- 
ward. It will be observed also that while the Luama, 
the Lulindi, the Kunda, the Kariba, the Rumuna, the 
Kipembwe, the Lira, Urindi, and Lowwa rivers all issue 
from the country east, within a length of about two 
hundred miles of the Livingstone, we have only dis- 
covered two . comparatively small rivers, the Ruiki and 
the Kasuku, issuing from the west side during the same 
course. The nature of the eastern country may be 
judged after a study of the chapter descriptive of our 
journey from Lake Tanganika to the mouth of the 
Luama. 
At 2 p.m. we left our camp in the forest of Luru, and 
pulled across to the Iryamba side of the Livingstone. 
But as soon as the rain had ceased, a strong breeze had 
risen, which, when we were in mid-river, increased to a 
tempest from the north, and created great heavy waves, 
which caused the foundering of two of our canoes, the 
drowning of two of our men, Farjalla Baraka and Nasib, 
and the loss of four muskets and one sack of beads. 
Half-a-dozen other canoes were in great danger for a 
time, but no more fatal accidents occurred. 
I feared lest this disaster might cause the people to 
rebel and compel me to return, for it had shocked them 
greatly ; but I was cheered to hear them remark that 
the sudden loss of their comrades had been ordained 
by fate, and that no precautions would have availed 
to save them. But though omens and auguries were 
delivered by the pessimists among us, not one hazarded 
aloud the belief that we ought to relinquish our projects ; 
yet they were all evidently cowed by our sudden 
misfortune. 
On the 31st, the last day of the year 1876, we 
resumed our voyage. The morning was beautiful, the 
sky blue and clear, the tall forest still and dark, 
the river flowed without a ripple, like a solid mass of 
polished silver. Everything promised fair. But from 
the island below, the confluence of the Lowwa and 
the Livingstone, the warning drum sounded loudly 
