of some huts on the Kifurwa
River, built by bark-cloth cutters.

_15th November, 1867._--Heavy rains, but we went on, and found a
village, Kifurwa, surrounded by cassava fields, and next day crossed
the Muatoze, 25 yards wide, and running strongly towards Moero, knee
deep. The River Kabukwa, seven yards wide, and also knee deep, going
to swell the Muatoze.

We now crossed a brook, Chirongo, one yard wide and one deep; but our
march was all through well-grown forest, chiefly gum-copal trees and
bark-cloth trees. The gum-copal oozes out in abundance after or during
the rains, from holes a quarter of an inch in diameter, made by an
insect: it falls, and in time sinks into the soil, a supply for future
generations. The small well-rounded features of the people of Nsama's
country are common here, as we observe in the salt-traders and
villages; indeed, this is the home of the Negro, and the features such
as we see in pictures of ancient Egyptians, as first pointed out by
Mr. Winwood Reade. We sleep by the river Mandapala, 12 yards wide, and
knee deep.

_18th November, 1867._--We rest by the Kabusi, a sluggish narrow
rivulet. It runs into the Chungu, a quarter of a mile off. The Chungu
is broad, but choked with trees and aquatic plants: Sapotas,
Eschinomenas, Papyrus, &c. The free stream is 18 yards wide, and waist
deep. We had to wade about 100 yards, thigh and waist deep, to get to
the free stream.

On this, the Chungu, Dr. Lacerda died; it is joined by the Mandapala,
and flows a united stream into Moero. The statements of the people are
confused, but the following is what I have gleaned from many. There
were some Ujiji people with the Casembe of the time. The Portuguese
and Ujijians began to fight, but Casembe said to them and the
Portuguese, "You are all my guests, why should you fight and kill each
other?" He then gave Lacerda ten slaves, and men to live with him and
work at building huts, bringing firewood, water, &c. He made similar
presents to the Ujijians, which quieted them. Lacerda was but ten days
at Chungu when he died. The place of his death was about 9 deg. 32', and
not 8 deg. 43' as in Mr. Arrowsmith's map. The feud arose from one of
Lacerda's people killing an Ujijian at the water: this would certainly
be a barrier to their movements.

Palm-oil trees are common west of the Chungu, but none appeared east
of it. The oil is eaten by the people, and is very nice and sweet.
This is remarkable, as the altitud