The Lake Regions of Central Africa: A Picture of Exploration, Vol. 1

by Sir Richard Francis Burton

10th April,
E.I.U.S. Club, 14 St. James’s Square.

DATES OF JOURNEYING.

1856	September	Left England.
	2nd December	Sailed from Bombay.
	19th December	Arrived at Zanzibar Island.
1857	6th January	Left Zanzibar the first time.
	14th June	Left Zanzibar the second time.
	27th June	Set out from Kaole on the coast.
	7th November	Arrived at Unyanyembe of Unyamwezi.
1858	14th February	Reached Ujiji on the Tanganyika Lake.
	26th April	Arrived at Uvira on the North of the Tanganyika Lake.
	26th May	Left Ujiji.
	19th June	Returned to Unyanyembe.
	26th September	Left Unyanyembe.
1859	3rd February	Reached Konduchi on the coast.
	4th March	Landed at Zanzibar Island.
	4th May	Left Aden.
	20th May	Landed at Southampton.

LIST STASIMETRIC AND HYPSOMETRIC.
NAMES OF KHAMBI OR STAGES MADE BY THE EAST AFRICAN EXPEDITION, AND HEIGHTS OF THE SEVERAL CRUCIAL STATIONS.

FIRST REGION.

		From Kaole on the Coast to Zungomero, chief districtof K’hutu.
									H.	M.
	1	Kaoli to Mgude or Kuingani							1	30
	2	Kuingani to Bomani							1	30
	3	Bomani to Mkwaju la Mvuani							0	30
	4	Mkwaju to Nzasa (of Uzaramo)							3	20
	5	Nzasa to Kiranga-Ranga							6	0
	6	Kiranga-Ranga to Tumba Ihere							3	30
	7	Tumba Ihere to Muhonyera							4	40
	8	Muhonyera to Sagesera							2	45
	9	Sagesera to Tunda							7	0
	10	Tunda to Dege la Mhora							2	30
	11	Dege la Mhora to Madege Madogo							3	0
	12	Madege Madogo to Kidunda							3	0
	13	Kidunda to Mgeta Ford							7	0
	14	Mgeta Ford to Kiruru in K’hutu							6	0
	15	Kiruru to Dut’humi							6	40
	16	Dut’humi to Bakera							2	0
	17	Bakera to Zungomero							7	0
☉	17								67	55
		Kaole,	Latitude, South,	6°	25′	Longitude, East,	38°	51′.
		Zungomero,	Latitude, South,	7°	27′	Longitude, East,	37°	22′.
Altitude of Zungomero, 330 feet above sea level. Averagealtitude of First Region, by B. P. Therm., 230 feet.

SECOND REGION.

		From Zungomero, over the Mountains of Usagara,to Ugogi.
									H.	M.
	1	Zungomero to Mzizi Mdogo (in Usagara)							5	0
	2	Mzizi Mdogo to Chya K’henge							4	30
	3	Chya K’henge to Rufuta River							4	30
	4	Rufuta River (up the Goma Pass) to Mfu’uni							1	50
	5	Mfu’uni to “Overshot Nullah”							6	10
	6	“Overshot Nullah” to Zonhwe							2	0
	7	Zonhwe to Muhama							4	45
	8	Muhama to Makata							6	30
	9	Makata to Myombo River							4	30
	10	Myombo River to Mbumi							4	30
	11	Mbumi to Kadetamare							5	55
	12	Kadetamare to Muinyi							8	10
	13	Muinyi to Nidabi							4	50
	14	Nidabi to Rumuma							5	30
	15	Rumuma to Marenga Mk’hali							3	30
	16	Marenga Mk’hali to ☉ in Jungle							5	0
	17	Jungle to Inenge							4	0
	18	Inenge to first gradient of Rubeho Pass							6	30
	19	First gradient to second gradient ditto							2	0
	20	Second gradient to summit of Rubeho							1	45
	21	Summit to ☉ one quarter of the way down the counterslope							3	0
	22	From ☉ on slope to ☉ below half-way							5	0
	23	From ☉ below half-way to Ugogi at the base							4	0
☉	23 + 27 (carried forward) = 33 ☉’s								103	25
Carried forward,									67	55
Total hours from the coast to Ugogi									171	20
		Rubeho Pass, (about)	Latitude, South,	6°	38′	Longitude, East,	36°	19′
		Ugogi,	Latitude, South,	6°	40′	Longitude, East,	36°	6′
Altitude of Rubeho summit, 5700. Altitude of Ugogiat Western Counterslope, by B. P. Therm. 2770.

THIRD REGION.

				From Ugogi, through Marenga Mk’hali, Ugogo, and MgundaMk’hali, to Tura of Unyamwezi.
					H.	M.
☉			1	Ugogi to ☉ in Jungle	4	0
Marenga Mk’hali.	-		2	Jungle to Marenga Mk’hali (second of that name)	4	40
			3	Marenga Mk’hali to ☉ in Jungle	4	10
			4	☉ in Jungle to ☉ in Jungle	5	0
			5	☉ in Jungle to Ziwa or tank (on frontier of Ugogo)	2	0
Ugogo.	-		6	Ziwa to Kifukuru	3	0
			7	Kifukuru to ☉ in Jungle	5	40
			8	☉ in Jungle to Kanyenye	1	25
			9	Kanyenye to Kanyenye of Magomba	2	45
			10	Kanyenye of Magomba to ☉ in Jungle	5	0
			11	☉ in Jungle to K’hok’ho	7	40
			12	K’hok’ho to Mdaburu	6	20
			13	Mdaburu to ☉ in Jungle of Mgunda Mk’hali	6	30
Mganda Mk’hali.	-		14	Mgunda Mk’hali toMabunguru	6	0
			15	Mabunguru to Jiwe la Mkoa	7	0
			16	Jiwe la Mkoa to Kirurumo	3	10
			17	Kirurumo to Jiweni of Uyanzi	4	30
			18	Jiweni to Mgongo Thembo	2	20
			19	Mgongo Thembo to ☉ Tura Nullah	7	0
			20	☉ Tura Nullah to Tura in Unyamwezi	5	30
☉			20 + 33 (carried forward) = 53.		93	40
Carried forward					171	20
Total hours from the coast to Tura					265	0
Eastern limit of Tura, Latitude, South, 5° 27′ Longitude,East, 34°.
Altitude, by Bath. Thermometer, 4125 feet.