TABLE OF WANDER.INGS IN AFRICA. 309
¡ERINGS IN AFRIKA,
I76, 1877.
Janee
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R e m a r k s .
t o t h e V i c t o r ia Ny a n z a .
This inarch was from the port of Bagamoyo, on the Indian
Ocean, through the gardens and fields of the town, to the
small military station of Kikoka west of the Kingani river.
A beautiful country. Park land dipping in lovely vales and
rising into gentle ridges. Water abundant, and good rich
soil, above sandstone. Hills of Pongwe a good landmark.
At base of Pongwe cones. Alt. of Greater Pongwe, 1700 feet.
A populous village, with a fine view ofPongwe cones. Water
brackish.
(■Route through thin forest, enclosing patches of plain country,
| dotted with peaks and solitary cones. Considerable alkali
in soil. Water brackish.
Through the valley of the Wami river.
Country abounds in game. Palm species numerous.
/A village on the Lugumbwa river, at base of a high rocky
\ mountain.
Crossed the Mvuheh river, route skirts mountains.
Crossed Mweveh, M’kindo, Uzingwe, and M’vomero streams,
tributaries of the Wami, which take their rise inNguru range.
TheM’kindo water has an astonishingly invigorating quality.
(■Through grand scenes; peaks, knolls, and mountain-ridges
all around.
(Route through a picturesque and romantic country. Water
abundant in crystal streams.
(A village rich in cattle and goats. Villages dot every summit.
\ Natives extremely suspicious.
(This march was across a plain marvellously rich in game.
Water scarce. Rock salt abundant. West of plain.