. So numerous were the slain, that it was thought the
inhabitants had been slaughtered in consequence of having made raids on
the Zulus for cattle.

Continuing the journey that night as long as light served, they slept
unconsciously on the edge of a deep precipice, without fire, lest the
Mazitu should see it. Next morning most of the men were tired out, the
dread of the apparition of the day before tending probably to increase
the lameness of which they complained. When told, however, that all
might return to Mankambira's save two, Moloka and Charlie, they would
not, till assured that the act would not be considered one of cowardice.
Giving them one of the goats as provision, another was slaughtered for
the remainder of the party who, having found on the rocks a canoe which
had belonged to one of the deserted villages, determined to put to sea
again; but the craft was very small, and the remaining goat, spite of
many a threat of having its throat cut, jumped and rolled about so, as
nearly to capsize it; so Dr. Livingstone took to the shore again, and
after another night spent without fire, except just for cooking, was
delighted to see the boat coming back.

We pulled that day to Mankambira's, a distance that on shore, with the
most heartbreaking toil, had taken three days to travel. This was the
last latitude taken, 11 degrees 44 minutes S. The boat had gone about 24
minutes further to the north, the land party probably half that distance,
but fever prevented the instruments being used. Dr. Kirk and Charles
Livingstone were therefore furthest up the lake, and they saw about 20
minutes beyond their turning-point, say into the tenth degree of south
latitude. From the heights of at least a thousand feet, over which the
land party toiled, the dark mountain masses on both sides of the lake
were seen closing in. At this elevation the view extended at least as
far as that from the boats, and it is believed the end of the lake lies
on the southern borders of 10 degrees, or the northern limits of 11
degrees south latitude.

Elephants are numerous on the borders of the lake, and surprisingly tame,
being often found close to the villages. Hippopotami swarm very much at
their ease in the creeks and lagoons, and herds are sometimes seen in the
lake itself. Their tameness arises from the fact that poisoned arrows
have no effect on either elephant or hippopotamus. Five of each were
shot for food during our journey. Two o