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CH A P T ER X V I II
GOLBANTI TO WITU |
J° l KaeiL dT * e i iVer~ Tw BeIeS° ni Canal— The Tana Swamps-
Kalota River-Kisanga W e lls -T h e Ozi R iv e r -K au -C am p in g in
at ^VeYa Crocodiles— Kirimanda River— “ M’To Mombamba”
S e ° S E S ^ V En r°Pe" M l Wit“- Th'^R=b“ s l “ - s i
Country Disease— A Loyal Native Gentleman— The Witu
T l e f t Golbanti on February 20 for Kau, proceeding down
the river in. a large dhow, which carried me and all mv
belongings; Progress was very slow; it took a good eight
hours to reach the Belesoni canal, stated to be fourteen miles
distant from Golbanti, which connects the Tana and the Ozi
rivers.
1 I The Bejesoni (or M’Beledzoni) canal varies from 4 to 7
feet m width. The banks are entirely covered with high grass,
and the depth varies according to the state of the Tana, from
a few inches to several feet.
“ From Captain Dundas’s observations, it would appear
that at one time the Ozi and Tana mouths were outlets for
one large river, the area between them being a sort of alluvial
delta. During an overflow of the Tana, the Ozi even now
carries off a large quantity of its water, owing to the country
north-west of the Belesoni being flooded. In the heavy rains
the current of the Tana is so strong that it drives the tide
back in the Ozi, rendering the water quite drinkable as far as
Kau, the supply for which place in the dry season has to be
obtained from wells.” 1
My way from the banks of the Tana led along the left
1 See ‘ Exploration of the Tana,' by Captain Dundas, Proceedings o f the
/coyat Geographical Society, August 1892.