CONTENTS.
JOURNAL OF A CRUISE ON THE TANGANYIKA LAKE.
CHAPTER I.
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The Royal Geographical Society—The strange lake on the map—Set
off—Arrive at Zanzibar—A preliminary excursion—A sail along the
coast—The Pangani river—A jemadar’s trick—Journey to Euga
—Adventures—Return to Zanzibar—Scenes there—Objects of the
expedition—Recruiting for followers—The Cafila Bashi—The start—
Fevers—Discussions about the Mountains of the Moon and the Victoria
N’yanza—The Tanganyika, . . • • . 1 5 5
CHAPTER II.
Canoes—The crews—The biography of Bombay—The voyage—Crocodiles—
The lake scenery—Kivira island—Black beetles—An adventure
with one of them—Kasengg island—African slavery, . . 209
CHAPTER III.
Leave Tanganyika—Determine to visit the UkgrfiwS lake, alias Victoria
N’yanza—Confusion about rivers running in and out—Idea that
it is the source of the Nile—Arrangements for the journey—Difficulties—
The march—Nature of the country—Formalities at the
meeting of caravans—A pagazi strike—A sultana—Incidents Pillars
of granite, . • • • ■ • •
CHAPTER IV.
First sight of the Victoria N’yanza—Its physical geography—Speculations
on its being the source of the Nile—Sport on the lake—Sultans
Ma/.hruida. and Mahayar—Missionary accounts of the geography—Arab
accounts—Regrets at inability to complete the discovery The march
resumed—History of the Watuta—Hippopotamus-hunting—Adventures—
Kahama, 305
CHAPTER V.
G eneral character of the country traversed—The huts—The geology—
Productions—Land of promise—Advice to missionaries—Leave Ule-
kampuri—Return of the expedition—Register of temperature, . 359