Rains set in.

Arrives at the Loangwa.
We started with Chitikola as our guide on the 22nd of October, and he led us away westwards across the Lilongwe River, then turned north till we came to a village called Mashumba, the headman of which was the only chief who begged anything except medicine, and he got less than we were in the habit of giving in consequence: we give a cloth usually, and clothing being very scarce this is considered munificent.[34] We had the Zalanyama range on our left, and our course was generally north, but we had to go in the direction of the villages which were on friendly terms with our guides, and sometimes we went but a little way, as they studied to make the days as short as possible.

The headman of the last village, Chitoku, was with us, and he took us to a village of smiths, four furnaces and one smithy being at work.

We crossed the Chiniambo, a strong river coming from Zalanyama and flowing into the Mirongwe, which again goes into Lintipe.

The country near the hills becomes covered with forest, the trees are chiefly Masuko Mochenga (the gum-copal tree), the bark-cloth tree and rhododendrons.