Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 289 pages of information about Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2.

Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 289 pages of information about Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2.

Negolo Nkulu.
13th Sept. 6 a.m. 70deg. 28.45 cor. 29.57 Close cloudy morning; 9 a.m.,
Negolo and near 9 a.m. 77deg. 28.50 cor. 29.62 alternately clear and cloudy,
Congo River.  Noon. 90deg. 28.45 cor. 29.57 glare, no wind; noon bright and
sultry, no clouds; 3 p.m., in shady
cove 10 feet above river; rain at
5.30 p.m., lasted two hours;
dispersed by westerly breeze. 
Cove near river.
3 p.m. 94deg. 29.10 cor. 30.22
Height of Negolo, 828 feet.

                         Left bank.
14th Sept 6 a.m. 74deg. 29.30 cor 30.50 Dull, warm, and cloudy. 
                         Right bank. 
Banza Vivi on 9 a.m. 84deg. 29.35 cor. 30.57 Aneroid 30.60, dull day.
  hills above right Noon. 80deg. 28.95 cor. 30.07 Anerodi 30.10 dull day, very little
  bank. 3 p.m. 84deg. 28.35 cor. 29.47 breeze, village shut in, clouds
                    6 p.m. 79deg. 28.85 cor. 29.97 from west

Banza Vivi.
15th Sept. 6 a.m. 74deg. 29.15 cor. 30.25 Thick drizzle from west, no wind. 
At Banza Simbo, half way up Vivi range, aneroid 29.42. 
Banza Nkulu Noon 78deg. 28.10 cor. 29.22 Under tree facing north; puffs of
above rapids. west wind, threatened rain, none
came.
6 p.m. 75deg. 28.10 cor. 29.22 In veranda facing north-east; clear
night, heavy dew.

Banza Nkulu.
16th Sept. 6 a.m. 69deg. 28.20 cor. 29.32 Grass wet, heavy dew, rain
threatened, aneroid 29.50.
100 feet above rapids.
7.30 a.m. 73deg. 29.25 cor. 30.37 Aneroid 30.55. 
Banza Nkulu again Noon. 80deg. 28.10 cor. 29.22 Aneroid 29.55, dull, cloudy, rain
threatened.
3 p.m. 75deg. 28.00 cor. 29.12 Dull day, clearer towards evening,
6 p.m. 75deg. 28.00 cor. 29.12 very heavy dew. 
Altitude of Nkulu, 1212 feet. 
Altitude of Yellala Rapids, 390 feet.

Nkulu.
17th Sept. 5.30 a.m. 67deg. 28.15 cor. 29.27 Grey, cool; threatens sunny day. 
Right bank of river.
9.20 a.m. 77deg. 29.30 cor. 30.42 Cool west wind. 
In canoe on river below Little Rapids.
10.50 a.m. 81deg. 20.20 cor. 30.32 Aneroid 30.57(59)
Left bank 20 feet above water, under fig-tree facing north. 
Noon. 81deg. 29.20 cor. 30.32 Aneroid 30.50. 
Negolo Town 3 p.m. 83deg. 28.30 cor. 29.42 Day hot, aneroid in verandah 30.50. 
Banza Chingufu.
6 p.m. 71deg. 27.55 cor. 28.67 Clear evening, misty towards night,
young moon with halo. 
Height of river below Vivi Fall, 195 feet.

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