m; they cut the leaves till only
about eighteen inches of them are left, but it grows all the better
for the change of place.

Mohamad believes that Tanganyika flows through Rusizi to Lohinde.
(Chuambo.)

Seyd Seyd is said to have been the first Arab Sultan who traded, and
Seyed Majid follows the example of his father, and has many Arab
traders in his employment. He lately sent eight buffaloes to Mteza,
king of Uganda, son of Sunna, by way of increasing his trade, but if
is not likely that he will give up the lucrative trade in ivory and
slaves.

Susi bought a hoe with a little gunpowder, then a cylinder of dura,
three feet long by two feet in diameter, for the hoe: it is at least
one hundredweight.

Stone underground houses are reported in Rua, but whether natural or
artificial Mohamad could not say. If a present is made to the Rua
chiefs they never obstruct passengers.

Chikosi, at whose village we passed a night, near Kalongosi, and
Chiputa are both dead.

The Mofwe fills during the greater rains, and spreads over a large
district; elephants then wander in its marshes, and are killed easily
by people in canoes: this happens every year, and Mohamad Bogharib
waits now for this ivory.

_7th to 21st February, 1868._--On inquiring of men who lave seen the
underground houses in Rua, I find that they are very extensive,
ranging along mountain sides for twenty miles, and in one part a
rivulet flows inside. In some cases the doorways are level with the
country adjacent: in others, ladders are used to climb up to them;
inside they are said to be very large, and not the work of men, but of
God. The people have plenty of fowls, and they too obtain shelter in
these Troglodyte habitations.

_23rd February, 1868._--I was visited by an important chief called
Chape, who said that he wanted to make friends with the English. He,
Chisapi, Sama, Muabo, Karembwe, are of one tribe or family, the Oanza:
he did not beg anything, and promised to send me a goat.

FOOTNOTES:

[59] Kirwa and its various corruptions, such as Shirwa, Chirua, and
Kiroa, perpetually recur in Africa, and would almost seem to stand for
"the island."--ED.

CHAPTER XI.

Riot in the camp. Mohamad's account of his long imprisonment.
Superstitions about children's teeth. Concerning dreams. News of
Lake Chowambe. Life of the Arab slavers. The Katanga gold
supply. Muabo. Ascent of the Rua Mountains. Syde bin Habib.
Birthday 19th M