visit to the “Livingstone
caravan”; preparations for departure
into the interior, difficulties with employes; chase after a
thief, despatch of four caravans; departure of the fifth caravan,
led by himself; members composing it and outfit; the start,
first camp; Shamba Gonera; crossing the Kingani; hippopotami
shooting; Kikoka village; halt at Rosako; “Omar” watchdog,
missing; formidable number of insects, the tsetse-fly; game
hunting; difficulty of penetrating an African jungle; camp at
Kingaru; the grey Arab horse, and offence given by its interment;
interview with the king of Kingaru; loss of the re maiming horse
from cancer; desertion and sickness; appearance of Maganga’s
caravan march to Imbiki; reach Msuwa, perils of the jungle,
astonishment of the chief; chained slave-gang; halt at
Kisemo; belle of; narrow escape of Khamisi; flogged for
desertion; reach Mussoudi; beautiful prospect; cross the
Ungerengeri start for Mikeseh; Ulagalla and Muhalleh;
overtake Maganga’s caravan; meet with Selim bin Rashid,
news of Livingstone; pass town of Simbamwenni; its
fortifications; curiosity of the inhabitants; two
days’ halt and overhaul of the luggage, attack of ague;
visit of ambassadors of the Sultana of Simbamwenni;
wretched encampment on the Ungerengeri; difficulty of
crossing the river; Makata Valley; loss of Bombay’s
equipage,; difficulties of the Makata Valley; escape
and capture of Kingaru; emerge from the swamp Makata,
attack of dysentery, halt at Reheneko; ascent of the
Usagara Mountains; Mukondokwa Valley and River; Kiora;
camp at, illness of Farquhar; ford of the Mukondokwa
River; Madete, Lake of Ugombe; departure from Ugombo;
camp at Matamombo, death of of the dog “Omar”; Sheikh
Thani in clover at Mpwapwa, a good breakfast and
dinner, Farquhar left to be nursed; twelve pagazis
engaged, abundance of earwigs and white ants; Chunyo,
badness of the water; Marenga Mkali waterless district;
attack of fever; Ugogo; frantic conduct of the population;
West Mvumi; the Sultan’s exorbitant demand of honda;
Matamburu, reasonableness of the Sultan of; Bihiwana;
attack of intermittent fever; Kididimo, bleak aspect
and bad water; Nyambwa, demonstrativeness of the people;
Mizanza; benefit from quinine; visit from the Sultan;
Little Mukondoku; Mukondoku Proper; commotion and
cowardice; uproar in the camp; debate as to route;
threatened mutiny; Munieka; Mabunguru Nullah;
Unyambogi; Kiti, Msalalo; Ngaraiso, Kirurumo,
greeting from the villagers; interview with Sultan
bin Mahommed; halt at Kusuri, and Mgongo Tembo;
into the interior, difficulties with employes; chase after a
thief, despatch of four caravans; departure of the fifth caravan,
led by himself; members composing it and outfit; the start,
first camp; Shamba Gonera; crossing the Kingani; hippopotami
shooting; Kikoka village; halt at Rosako; “Omar” watchdog,
missing; formidable number of insects, the tsetse-fly; game
hunting; difficulty of penetrating an African jungle; camp at
Kingaru; the grey Arab horse, and offence given by its interment;
interview with the king of Kingaru; loss of the re maiming horse
from cancer; desertion and sickness; appearance of Maganga’s
caravan march to Imbiki; reach Msuwa, perils of the jungle,
astonishment of the chief; chained slave-gang; halt at
Kisemo; belle of; narrow escape of Khamisi; flogged for
desertion; reach Mussoudi; beautiful prospect; cross the
Ungerengeri start for Mikeseh; Ulagalla and Muhalleh;
overtake Maganga’s caravan; meet with Selim bin Rashid,
news of Livingstone; pass town of Simbamwenni; its
fortifications; curiosity of the inhabitants; two
days’ halt and overhaul of the luggage, attack of ague;
visit of ambassadors of the Sultana of Simbamwenni;
wretched encampment on the Ungerengeri; difficulty of
crossing the river; Makata Valley; loss of Bombay’s
equipage,; difficulties of the Makata Valley; escape
and capture of Kingaru; emerge from the swamp Makata,
attack of dysentery, halt at Reheneko; ascent of the
Usagara Mountains; Mukondokwa Valley and River; Kiora;
camp at, illness of Farquhar; ford of the Mukondokwa
River; Madete, Lake of Ugombe; departure from Ugombo;
camp at Matamombo, death of of the dog “Omar”; Sheikh
Thani in clover at Mpwapwa, a good breakfast and
dinner, Farquhar left to be nursed; twelve pagazis
engaged, abundance of earwigs and white ants; Chunyo,
badness of the water; Marenga Mkali waterless district;
attack of fever; Ugogo; frantic conduct of the population;
West Mvumi; the Sultan’s exorbitant demand of honda;
Matamburu, reasonableness of the Sultan of; Bihiwana;
attack of intermittent fever; Kididimo, bleak aspect
and bad water; Nyambwa, demonstrativeness of the people;
Mizanza; benefit from quinine; visit from the Sultan;
Little Mukondoku; Mukondoku Proper; commotion and
cowardice; uproar in the camp; debate as to route;
threatened mutiny; Munieka; Mabunguru Nullah;
Unyambogi; Kiti, Msalalo; Ngaraiso, Kirurumo,
greeting from the villagers; interview with Sultan
bin Mahommed; halt at Kusuri, and Mgongo Tembo;