[The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873 by David Livingstone]@TWC D-Link book
The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873

CHAPTER VI
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The Longumba rises, like the Lobumba, in the mountains called Kabogo West.

We heard great noises, as if thunder, as far as twelve days off, which were ascribed to Kabogo, as if it had subterranean caves into which the waves rushed with great noise, and it may be that the Longumba is the outlet of Tanganyika: it becomes the Luasse further down, and then the Luamo before it joins the Lualaba: the country slopes that way, but I was too ill to examine its source.
_9th October, 1871._--On to islet Kasenge.

After much delay got a good canoe for three dotis, and on _15th October, 1871_ went to the islet Kabiziwa.
_18th October, 1871._--Start for Kabogo East, and _19th_ reach it 8 A.M.
_20th October, 1871._--Rest men.
_22nd October, 1871._--To Rombola.
_23rd October, 1871._--At dawn, off and go to Ujiji.

Welcomed by all the Arabs, particularly by Moenyeghere.

I was now reduced to a skeleton, but the market being held daily, and all kinds of native food brought to it, I hoped that food and rest would soon restore me, but in the evening my people came and told me that Shereef had sold off all my goods, and Moenyeghere confirmed it by saying, "We protested, but he did not leave a single yard of calico out of 3000, nor a string of beads out of 700 lbs." This was distressing.


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