260 INTELLIGENCE OF THE LAKE. [chap. ix» 
liar water, that was unlike other waters, as it would 
‘come up to a water-jar, if put upon the shore, and 
carry it away and break it/ By this description I 
understood ‘ waves/ She also described the ‘ Gondo- 
koro river/ or White Nile, as flowing into and out of 
the lake, and she spoke of a ‘ great roar of water, that 
fell from the sky/ 
“ I trust I may succeed in reaching this lake : if 
not, my entire time, labour and expenditure, will have 
been wasted, as I throw sport entirely aside for the 
sake of this exploration. Were I to think of shooting 
in preference to exploring, I could have excellent sport 
on the Atabbi river during the dry season, as also on 
the Kanieti, in the vicinity of Wakkala; but I must 
neglect all but the great object, and push on to Kam- 
rasi’s capital, and from thence to the lake. My great 
anxiety lies in the conduct of Koorshid’s party; should 
they make razzias south, I shall be ruined, as my men 
will be afraid to advance through a disturbed country. 
I must keep on good terms with the chief of the party r 
as I depend upon him for an interpreter and porters. 
“ My plan is to prevail on Ibrahim to commence an 
ivory trade in Kamrasi’s country that might "be legiti¬ 
mately conducted, instead of the present atrocious 
system of robbery and murder. I like Koorshid, as he 
is a bold-spoken robber instead of acting the hypocrite 
like the other traders of Khartoum; thus, as he was the 
only man that was civil to me, I would do him a good 
turn could I establish an honest trade between Kamrasi 
and himself; at the same time, I should have the ad¬ 
vantage of his party as escort to the desired country.. 
The case commercially lies as follows : 
“ Kamrasi s country, Unyoro, is a virgin land, where 
beads are hardly known, and where the king is the 
despotic ruler, whose word is law. All trade would be 
conducted through him alone, in the shape of presents, 
he giving elephants’ tusks, while, in return, Koorshid 
would send him beads and various articles annually. 
Koorshid would thus be the sole trader with Kamrasi 
