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whose trend is from N.W. to S.E.; in fact, these 
“ Katarakten” are the Yellalas of the Congo. A 
march of four hours brought him to the Mayombe 
country (circ. S. Lat. 4 0 ), which must not be con¬ 
founded with the Ma-yumba or northernmost 
possession of the Congo kingdom; the latter word 
properly means “ King of Yumba,” as Ma-Loango 
is Mwani-Loango. The Mayombe chief proved 
friendly, and assisted Dr. Glissfeldt to hire bearers 
(November 7) for Yangela, where his excursion 
ended. The boundary-line is marked by a large 
gate, like the two openings in the wooden wall 
denoting the Loango frontier between the Quillu 
and Luema rivers. The character of the country 
changed to the normal park-like aspect of 
Africa above the Ghats; the dense forests waxed 
thin ; picturesque views presented themselves, 
reminding the wayfarer of Switzerland; and bare, 
dome-shaped mountains formed the background. 
At Nsunsi, about 2,100 feet above sea-level, the 
eye ranged over the Yangela country, as far as the 
land of the Batetye, whose grassy plains are tra¬ 
versed by ranges trending to the W.S.W., and 
apparently culminating to the south. At the Tondo 
village the skull of a gorilla was remarked. The 
upper Quillu, after its great bend, proved to be 
350 to 400 paces broad; and the traveller ascer¬ 
tained that, instead of being connected with the 
