Author: James Frederic Elton

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13: 9781230437118

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 edition. Excerpt: ...up stream towards the north. October 22nd. Fine morning. Struck tents very early in dark and got away down the river. Sand very deep, so I walked without boots. The guide has left his lame companion (a splendid walker; in every country a lame guide, when you happen upon one, always is) and his henchman hidden in a cave on Makubinja, and, sorely loth, consents to pilot us to the Peak of Loguno (Nrogi is the native name of it) marked on the chart, whence our path is a straight one. River rocky in places, immense boulders and large pools swarming with very decent-sized and decent-looking fish. We saw many guinea-fowl, the common species and the " kororo" or crested variety, ibises, heron, and the large blue pigeon. Several times we turned out of the river to take short cuts, through the forest to avoid the sinuosities of its course, and at four and a half hours reached a point opposite the magnificent Peak of Loguno on the left bank, whence the river extends in one long reach to a low distant range, behind which the guide declared the first outlying village of the Mwendazi people would be found, and said that we had nothing now to do but to follow the river down to the sea. Of course one knew that from the beginning, but I was very suspicious, and induced him with great difficulty to come on one and a half hour further. The sand was heavy and hot, and the sun fierce, and I therefore called a halt after midday under the shade of an immense fig-tree, breakfasted, and sent two men on, who returned shortly to say the sea could be seen from the ridge. I now let the guide go, with a lecture on mendacity and good payment for his services; but he was in such evident fear of meeting any one from Memba Bay that it was cruel to delay him long, and he...

Download or read book Travels and Researches Among the Lakes and Mountains of Eastern and Central Africa written by James Frederic Elton and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 edition. Excerpt: ...up stream towards the north. October 22nd. Fine morning. Struck tents very early in dark and got away down the river. Sand very deep, so I walked without boots. The guide has left his lame companion (a splendid walker; in every country a lame guide, when you happen upon one, always is) and his henchman hidden in a cave on Makubinja, and, sorely loth, consents to pilot us to the Peak of Loguno (Nrogi is the native name of it) marked on the chart, whence our path is a straight one. River rocky in places, immense boulders and large pools swarming with very decent-sized and decent-looking fish. We saw many guinea-fowl, the common species and the " kororo" or crested variety, ibises, heron, and the large blue pigeon. Several times we turned out of the river to take short cuts, through the forest to avoid the sinuosities of its course, and at four and a half hours reached a point opposite the magnificent Peak of Loguno on the left bank, whence the river extends in one long reach to a low distant range, behind which the guide declared the first outlying village of the Mwendazi people would be found, and said that we had nothing now to do but to follow the river down to the sea. Of course one knew that from the beginning, but I was very suspicious, and induced him with great difficulty to come on one and a half hour further. The sand was heavy and hot, and the sun fierce, and I therefore called a halt after midday under the shade of an immense fig-tree, breakfasted, and sent two men on, who returned shortly to say the sea could be seen from the ridge. I now let the guide go, with a lecture on mendacity and good payment for his services; but he was in such evident fear of meeting any one from Memba Bay that it was cruel to delay him long, and he...