n encounter. They take
the town. Leave Chawende's. Reach Chiwaie's. Strike the old
road. Wire drawing. Arrive at Kumbakumba's. John Wainwright
disappears. Unsuccessful search. Reach Tanganyika. Leave the
Lake. Cross the Lambalamfipa range. Immense herds of game. News
of East-Coast Search Expedition. Confirmation of news. They
reach Baula. Avant-couriers sent forwards to Unyanyembe. Chumah
meets Lieutenant Cameron. Start for the coast. Sad death of Dr.
Dillon. Clever precautions. The body is effectually concealed.
Girl killed by a snake. Arrival on the coast. Concluding
remarks.

The homeward march was then begun. Throughout its length we shall
content ourselves with giving the approximate number of days occupied in
travelling and halting. Although the memories of both men are
excellent--standing the severest test when they are tried by the light
of Dr. Livingstone's journals, or "set on" at any passage of his
travels--they kept no precise record of the time spent at villages where
they were detained by sickness, and so the exactness of a diary can no
longer be sustained.

To return to the caravan. They found on this the first day's journey
that some other precautions were necessary to enable the bearers of the
mournful burden to keep to their task. Sending to Chitambo's village,
they brought thence the cask of tar which they had deposited with the
chief, and gave a thick coating to the canvas outside. This answered
all purposes; they left the remainder at the next village, with orders
to send it back to head-quarters, and then continued their course
through Ilala, led by their guides in the direction of the Luapula.

A moment's inspection of the map will explain the line of country to be
traversed. Susi and Chumah had travelled with Dr. Livingstone in the
neighbourhood of the north-west shores of Bangweolo in previous years.
The last fatal road from the north might be struck by a march in a due
N.E. direction, if they could but hold out so far without any serious
misfortune; but in order to do this they must first strike northwards so
as to reach the Luapula, and then crossing it at some part not
necessarily far from its exit from the Lake, they could at once lay
their course for the south end of Tanganyika.

There were, however, serious indications amongst them. First one and
then the other dropped out of the file, and by the time they reached a
town belonging to Chitambo'