but before long tbe two disputants were tonguing it again,
and I distinctly beard Bombay ordering Baraka out of
camp, as be could not keep from intermeddling, saying,
wbieb was true, be bad invited bim to join tbe expedition
tbat bis knowledge of Hindustani migbt be useful to us ;
be was not wanted for any otber purpose, and unless be
was satisfied with doing tbat alone, we would get on mucb
better without bim. To this provocation Baraka mildly
made the retort, “ Pray don’t put yourself in a passion,
nobody is hurting you; it is all in your own heart, which
is full of suspicions and jealousy without tbe slightest
cause.”
This complicated matters more than ever. I knew
Bombay to be a generous, honest man, entitled by bis
former services to be in tbe position be was now bolding
' as fQndi’ or supervisor in tbe camp. Baraka, who never
would have joined tbe expedition excepting through bis
invitation, was indebted to bim for tbe rank be now enjoyed
a command over seventy men, a duty in which be
migbt have distinguished himself as a most useful accessory
to tbe camp. Again I called tbe two together, and begged
them to act in harmony hke brothers, noticing tbat there
was no cause for entertaining jealousy on either side, as
eveiy order rested with myself to reward for merit or to
punish. Tbe relative position in tbe camp was like tbat of
tbe senior officers in India, Bombay representing the Mulki
lord, or Governor-General, and Baraka tbe Jungi lord
or Commander-in-Chief. To the influence of this distinguished
comparison they both gave way, acknowledging'
myself their judge, and both protesting tbat they wished to
serve in peace and quietness for the benefit of tbe march.
Zungomero is a terminus or junction of two roads leading
to tbe interior—one, tbe northern, crossing over tbe
Goma Pass, and trenching on tbe Miikondokiia river, and
tbe other crossing over the Mabriiki Pass, and edging on
tbe Ruaha river. They both unite again at Ugogi, tbe
western terminus on tbe present great Unyam&^zi line.
On tbe former expedition I went by tbe northern line and
returned by tbe southern, finding both equally easy, and,
indeed, neither is worthy of special and permanent preference.
In fact, every season makes a difference in tbe
supply of water and provisions; and with every year,
owing to incessant wars, or rather slave-hunts, tbe habitations
of tbe wretched inhabitants become constantly
changed—generally speaking, for tbe worse. Our first
and last object, therefore, as migbt be supposed, from
knowing these circumstances, was to ascertain, before
mounting tbe hill-range, which route would afford us tbe
best facilities for a speedy march now. No one, however,
could or would advise us. Tbe whole country on ahead,
especially Ugogo, was oppressed by drought and famine.
To avoid this latter country, then, we selected tbe southern
route, as by. doing so it was hoped we migbt follow tbe
course of tbe Riiaha river from Maroro to Usdnga and
Usanga, and thence strike across to Unyanyembd, sweeping
clear of Ugogo.
With this determination, after despatching a third set
To Kirengtis, °f specimens, consisting of large game ani-
27iA- mals, birds, snakes, insects, land and freshwater
shells, and a few rock specimens, of which one was
fossiliferous, we turned southwards, penetrating tbe forests
which lie between the greater range and the little outlying
one. At the foot of this is the Maji ya Wheta, a hot, deep-
seated spring of fresh water, which bubbles up through
many apertures in a large dome-shaped heap of soft lime—
an accumulation obviously thrown up by the force of the
spring, as the rocks on either side of it are of igneous
character. We arrived at the deserted village of Kirengue.
This was not an easy go-ahead march, for the halt had
disaffected both men and mules. Three of the former
bolted, leaving their loads upon the ground; and on the
line of march, one of the mules, a full-conditioned animal,