[The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 by David Livingstone]@TWC D-Link book
The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868

CHAPTER IX
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Fish in great numbers are caught when ascending to spawn: they are secured by weirs, nets, hooks.

Large strong baskets are placed in the rapids, and filled with stones, when the water rises these baskets are standing-places for the fishermen to angle or throw their nets.

Having crossed the Kalongosi we were now in Lunda, or Londa.
_13th November, 1867._--We saw that the Kalongosi went north till it met a large meadow on the shores of Moero, and, turning westwards, it entered there.

The fishermen gave us the names of 39 species of fish in the Lake; they said that they never cease ascending the Kalongosi, though at times they are more abundant than at others: they are as follows.
Monde; Mota; Lasa; Kasibe; Molobe; Lopembe; Motoya; Chipansa; Mpifu; Manda; Mpala; Moombo; Mfeu; Mende; Seuse; Kadia nkololo; Etiaka; Nkomo; Lifisha; Sambamkaka; Ntondo; Sampa; Bongwe; Mabanga; Kise; Kuanya; Nkosu; Pale; Mosungu; Litembwa; Mechebere; Koninchia; Sipa; Lomembe; Molenga; Mironge; Nfindo; Pende.
_14th November, 1867._--Being doubtful as to whether we were in the right path, I sent to a village to inquire.

The headman, evidently one of a former Casembe school, came to us full of wrath.


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