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In the Heart of Africa 
stationed ourselves at the rear of the troop. Unfortunately we 
had our trouble for nothing. In spite of rising in the grey of 
the morning, being all in our places, and getting wet with cold 
dew, and though we sighted these striking-looking creatures 
several times, we failed to bring off a lucky shot. To compensate 
us, however. Lieutenant von Wiese brought down three rhino¬ 
ceroses, which proved to be the only ones we met. Lieutenant 
Weiss alone of us saw any more of these animals—at Mtagata 
in Karagwe. Their boundary line is limited by the Kagera on 
the northern and western side. 
The different spheres of activity which our ten members 
represented soon manifested themselves, and thus the big 
caravan was continually being divided into sections. We 
adhered to this principle the whole way through, and with the 
best of results. 
Still, apart from these various interests, the size of the 
caravan alone made it necessary to strike different marching 
routes if we desired to avoid the fear of famine. Thus at 
Kifumbiro we had to separate. After arriving there, Weiss and 
Kirschstein soon broke off again to march southwards from the 
Kagera over the hot springs of Mtagata, through Karagwe to 
Mpororo, while the rest of us selected the route to the north 
of the river. 
Whilst crossing the torrential Kagera in a folding boat early 
on the 25th of June, three salvos from the guns of the Kifumbiro 
outpost thundered a farewell over our heads. 
Here we left Kisiba to enter into the Buddu territory. After 
an easy and pleasant march in the cool morning air, we neared 
the Katojo residence of the reigning Sultan Ruhikika, who wel¬ 
comed us with great ostentation. All his people and his police 
troops drew up in line. Mildbraed and Schubotz met us here 
again. After a long march, keeping always to the barraharra — 
a particularly painful journey to me in consequence of a touch 
of lumbago I had acquired from the excessively cold nights— 
we reached the camp at midday in the burning noontide heat. 
Whilst hitherto banana plantations had formed the most 
