Procured a subsidiary caravan, Kikuyus,—headman and 
eight porters—from Aladinna Visram, an Indian trader, and 
sent them with our first consignment of skins to Newland & 
Tarlton. 
Marched eight miles. 
Rained a little in the night. In camp at Fort Hall. Paid 
advances to porters. Hamis, an askari, misbehaving, I placed 
him under arrest and close 
confinement until we left the 
Fort. 
Weather not oppressive. 
Left Fort Hall at 7.30 for 
the Embo country. 
Marched five hours, meet¬ 
ing many warriors armed 
with spears and swords. 
Many of the chiefs and head¬ 
men came up to greet us, 
first planting the spears in 
the ground and dropping 
their other weapons, and 
then, after spitting in the 
palm of their hands, advanc 
ing to “the handshaking cer 
emony” with arm out 
stretched. 
I had been teased by 
rest during the morning 
wearing heavy riding-glove! 
but had the laugh on Lear- 
month and Mrs. 
mann when this ceremonial 
took place. The warriors were a fine-looking type of men, 
though disfiguring themselves considerably by covering faces 
and hair with a red pigment, much like the red clay of New 
Jersey. 
Crossed the Tana, one and a half hours from Fort Hall, by 
means of a ford and a rope-ferry, the latter operated by the 
government. A number of native villages were seen on both 
sides of the road. The natives do a great deal of rough cul- 
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