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made a mistake and went to- Rionga’s first, as the 
Turks would wish you to do, all travelling in Unyoro 
would be cut off. Tell the Katikiro all your plans 
frankly, and remark earnestly upon my great dis¬ 
pleasure at Kamrasi’s having detained me so long in 
his country without deigning to see me, else he may 
be assured no other white man will ever take the 
trouble to see him. We came down the river in boats 
from Kamrasi s to Chopi, but the boatmen gave much 
trouble, therefore it would be better for you to go 
overland. Kamrasi will most likely send Kidgwiga, 
an excellent officer, to escort you to his palace, but 
if he does not, ask after him ; you could not have 
a better man. 
“ Arrived at Kamrasi's, insist upon seeing all his 
fat wives and brothers. Find out all you can about 
his pedigree, and ask for leave to follow up the lake 
from its junction with the Nile to Utumbi, and then 
crossing to its northern bank follow it down to Ul- 
legga and Koshi. If you are so fortunate as to reach 
Utumbi, and don't wish to go farther south, inquire 
well about Ruanda, the M'Fumbiro mountains, if there 
is any copper in Ruanda, and whether or not the 
people of those countries receive Simbi (the cowrie 
shell) or any other articles of merchandize from the 
west coast, guarding well that no confusion is made 
with the trade of Karagwe, for Rumanika sends men 
to Utumbi ivory-hunting continually. 
“ Remember well that the Wahuma are most likely 
Gallas; this question is most interesting, and the more 
you can gather of their history, since they crossed the 
White Nile, the better. Formerly Unyoro, Uganda, 
and Uddhu were all united in one vast kingdom 
called Kittara, but this name is now only applied to 
certain portions of that kingdom. 
“ Nothing is known of the mountains of the moon 
to the westward of Ruanda. In Unyoro the king will 
feed you ; beyond that I suspect you will have to buy 
food with beads." 
