THROUGH THE FORESTS OF KIMAWENZI, $c, 291 
followed tlie Lumi to within a few miles of where we 
had just arrived, and left it still a flowing river; con¬ 
sequently a little further on water must be found. So 
again we took up our burthens and limped wearily 
along the banks of the stream. After an hour’s 
tramp, one of my men gave a cry of delight and 
pointed to a stagnant pool of green water in the 
river-bed. All but myself rushed down and drank 
greedily, but I preferred restraining my thirst till we 
Fig. 60.— Lake Gala. 
obtained a purer fluid. Soon the pools in the dry 
stream-course became more frequent, then a tiny 
thread of water began to flow, and at length the 
whole river, as it were, issued ready-made from the 
earth. Evidently during the dry season the Lumi 
filters underground for part of its course and is only a 
visible river after the rains. 
Finding another of those charming peninsulas so 
often described in these experiences—a lovely glade 
v 2 
