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

by Sir Richard Francis Burton

FOURTH REGION.

				Through Unyamwezi, Ugara, Uwende, and Uvinza, to Fordof Malagarazi River.
											H.	M.
			1	Eastern limit of Tura to Western Tura.							1	30
			2	Western Tura to Kwale Nullah							6	30
			3	Kwale Nullah to Eastern Rubuga							5	45
			4	Eastern Rubuga to Western Rubuga							2	40
			5	Western Rubuga to Ukona							2	15
			6	Ukona to Kigwa							5	5
			7	Kigwa to Hanga village							6	30
			8	Hanga to Kazeh (Arab ☉)							5	0
			9	Kazeh to Zimbili Hill							1	40
			10	Zimbili to Yombo							2	0
			11	Yombo to Pano (clearing in Jungle)							4	0
			12	Pano to Eastern Mfuto							1	40
			13	Eastern Mfuto to Western Mfuto							2	0
			14	Western Mfuto to Eastern Wilyankuru							6	30
			15	Eastern Wilyankuru to Central Wilyankuru							2	50
			16	Central Wilyankuru to Western Wilyankuru							2	0
			17	Western Wilyankuru to Masenge							2	30		-	Expe- dition sepa- rated.
			18	Masenge to Eastern Kirira							2	0
			19	Eastern Kirira to Western Kirira							3	0
			20	Western Kirira to Eastern Msene							4	0
			21	Eastern Msene to Western Msene (Arab ☉)							2	0
			22	Western Msene to Mbhali							1	30
			23	Mbhali to Sengati							2	0
			24	Sengati to Sorora or Solola							0	45
			25	Sorora to Ukungwe							2	15
			26	Ukungwe to Panda							1	50
			27	Panda to Kajjanjeri							1	30
			28	Kajjanjeri to Eastern Usagozi							3	45
			29	Eastern Usagozi to Western Usagozi							1	0
			30	Western Usagozi to Masenga of Wagara							2	0
			31	Masenga to Mukozimo of Wawende							2	45
			32	Mukozimo to Uganza of Wanyamwezi							3	15
Uvinza.	-		33	Uganza to Usenye of Wavinza							4	0
			34	Usenye to Rukunda							2	20
			35	Rukunda to Wanyika							3	0
			36	Wanyika to Unyanguruwwe							4	50
			37	Unyanguruwwe to Ugaga on the Malagarazi River							3	0
☉			37 + 53 (carried over) = 90								110	30
Carried forward											265	0
Total hours from coast to Malagarazi River											375	30
				Kazeh	Latitude, South,	5°	1′.	Longitude, East,	33°	3′.
				Malagarazi Ferry.	Latitude, South,	5°	7′.	Longitude, East,	31°	13′.
				Altitude of Kazeh, by Bath Therm. 3490 feet.
				Altitude of Usenye, by Bath Therm. 3190 feet.

FIFTH REGION.

		From the Malagarazi Ferry to Ukaranga on the Tanganyika Lake.
			H.	M.
	1	Ugaga on left to Mpete on right hand	0	25
	2	Mpete to Kinawani	5	20
	3	Kinawani to ☉ in Jungle	5	25
	4	☉ in Jungle to Jambeho	1	40
	5	Jambeho to Salt pans of Rusugi River	5	15
	6	Salt pans to ☉ in Jungle	4	20
	7	☉ in Jungle to Ruguvu River	3	30
	8	Ruguvu River to Unguwwe River	4	40
	9	Unguwwe River to ☉ in Jungle	7	35
	10	☉ in Jungle to Ukaranga on Lake	6	35
☉	10 + 90 (carried forward) = 100		44	45
		Carried forward	375	30
		Total hours from the coast to the Tanganyika Lake	420	25
		Ukaranga, Latitude, South, 4° 58′. Longitude, East, 30° 3′ 30″.
		Altitude by Bath Therm. 1850.

The distance from Kaole to Ujiji is of 540 rectilinear geographical miles: or in statute miles, allowing one for windings of the road, thus:

From Kaole to Kazeh, statute miles	520
From Kazeh to Ujiji, statute miles	276
	796
Add one fifth for detour—159 miles	159
Total of statute miles	955

Assuming the absolute time of travelling to be 420 hours, this will give a marching rate of 2·27 miles per hour.

CONTENTS
OF
THE FIRST VOLUME.

	Page
CHAPTER I.
We quit Zanzibar Island in Dignified Style	[1]
CHAP. II.
Zanzibar and the Mrima explained	[28]
CHAP. III.
Transit of the Valley of the Kingani and the Mgeta Rivers	[41]
CHAP. IV.
On the Geography and Ethnology of the First Region	[100]
CHAP. V.
Halt at Zungomero, and Formation of the Caravan	[127]
CHAP. VI.
We cross the East African Ghauts	[158]
CHAP. VII.
The Geography and Ethnology of the Second Region	[225]
CHAP. VIII.
We succeed in traversing Ugogo	[241]
CHAP. IX.
The Geography and Ethnography of Ugogo—the Third Region	[294]
CHAP. X.
We enter Unyamwezi, the Far-famed Land of the Moon	[313]
CHAP. XI.
We conclude the Transit of Unyamwezi	[375]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
IN
THE FIRST VOLUME.