path descended into a lovely valley, the. sides of which were
clothed with rich vegetation, and it possessed an abundant
water supply from a small river, being another of these
numerous valleys so well adapted for rice cultivation. Some
fine mango trees were growing in it. A turn in the valley led
into another one with a swampy river in the centre, where at
last a little rice was growing.
A steep ascent finally brought me through scattered clove
and mango trees to a sandy flat plain with a good deal
of cassava, then into a fine, open, cultivated valley which
belonged to Mohamed bin Jumah. Here I noticed the second
cinnamon tree that I saw in Pemba, growing in front of some
slave houses. It was 30 feet high, and its stem measured
3 feet 10 inches in circumference, the branches beginning
S feet from the ground.
From here I returned to Weti, thus completing my inspection,
and sailed next morning for Mombasa in the Sultan’s
steamer Kilwa, which had been sent for my use. The steward’s
brother had been cook to Bishop Hannington, and was
murdered with his master near Uganda.