Departed at 2 P.M., and reached Manyara, a kind old chief.

The country is flat, and covered with detached masses of forest, with open glades and flats.
_10th February, 1872._--Leave Manyara and pass along the same park-like country, with but little water.

The rain sinks into the sandy soil at once, and the collection is seldom seen.

After a hard tramp we came to a pool by a sycamore-tree, 28 feet 9 inches in circumference, with broad fruit-laden branches.

Ziwane.
_11th February, 1872._--Rain nearly all night.