8 In the Heart of Africa 
appointed times, in spite of long marches lasting two and three 
months. 
The formation of seven such depots was found to be 
necessary: — 
(1) Bearers’ commissariat caravan to Mpororo, 200 men. 
(2) Bearers’ commissariat caravan to Lake Mohasi, 100 men. 
(3) Bearers’ commissariat caravan to Kissenji at the north end 
of Lake Kiwu, 300 men. 
(4) Supplementary caravan to Kissenji with European com¬ 
missariat and barter goods, 200 men. 
(5) Commissariat caravan to Kasindi at the north end of 
Lake Albert Edward, 600 men. 
(6) 200 loads of rice and beans and 300 cases commissariat 
for Europeans to Beni in Congo State. 
(7) 500 loads of rice, etc., and 100 loads for Europeans 
containing provisions and scientific apparatus, to Irumu, also in 
the Congo State. Total, 2,230 men. 
Of course, in addition to utilising these various depots, the 
expedition was to make daily purchases of native products from 
the villages. The stores at the depots were to be broached only 
in the steppe districts and in such places where provisions could 
not be procured from the natives. 
To illustrate how much heavier are the expenses of a big 
caravan in Central Africa than in the more accessible territories 
near the coast lines, I might state that a bag of rice worth 
5 rupees at Entebbe is valued at 16 rupees when it reaches Lake 
Kiwu by a bearer transport. 
In order to gain some idea of what an expedition of 700 men 
manages to consume in the way of food, it may be mentioned 
that during the first fourteen days we disposed of no fewer 
than 20,000 bunches of bananas (about 50 bananas to the bunch), 
300 sacks of peas and bags of flour, over 30 bullocks, various 
game, etc. 
Wiese with his transport arrived at the terminus of Kisumu 
