The chief sent a man to Kasonso lately, and he having received a present went away highly pleased.
Hamees is certainly very anxious to secure my safety.

Some men came from the N.E.to inquire about the disturbance here and they recommend that I should go with them, and then up the east side of the Lake to Ujiji; but that would ruin my plan of discovering Moero and afterwards following the watershed, so as to be certain that this is either the watershed of the Congo or Kile.

He was not well pleased when I preferred to go south and then westwards, as it looks like rejecting his counsel; but he said if I waited till his people came, then we should be able to speak with more certainty.
On inquiring if any large mountains exist in this country, I was told that Moufipa, or Fipa, opposite the lower end of the Lake, is largest--one can see Tanganyika from it.

It probably gives rise to the Nkalambwe River and the Luaze.
There is nothing interesting in a heathen town.

All are busy in preparing food or clothing, mats or baskets, whilst the women are cleaning or grinding their corn, which involves much hard labour.