CHAPTER XXXIV.

TO THE ENGLISH MISSION STATION, SOUTH END OF VICTORIA NYANZA.

Ankori and Karagwé under two aspects--Karagwé; and the Alexandra Nile--Mtagata Hot Springs--A baby rhinoceros, captured by the Nubians, shows fight in camp--Disappearance of Wadi Asmani--The Pasha’s opinion of Capt. Casati--Surgeon Parke and the pigmy damsel--Conduct of a boy pigmy--Kibbo-bora loses his wife at the Hot Springs--Arrival at Kufurro--Recent kings of Karagwé--Kiengo and Captain Nelson’s resemblance to “Speke”--The King of Uganda greatly dreaded in Karagwé--Ndagara refuses to let our sick stay in his country--Camp at Uthenga: loss of men through the cold--We throw superfluous articles in Lake Urigi in order to carry the sick--We enter the district of Ihangiro: henceforward our food has to be purchased--the Lake of Urigi--At the village of Mutara, Fath-el-Mullah runs amuck with the natives, and is delivered over to them--The Unyamatundu plateau--Halt at Ngoti: Mwengi their chief--Kajumba’s territory--We obtain a good view of Lake Victoria--The country round Kisaho--Lions and human skulls in the vicinity of our camp--The events of 1888 cleared our track for a peaceful march to the sea--We reach Amranda and Bwanga--The French missionaries and their stations at Usambiro--Arrival at Mr. Mackay’s, the English Mission station--Mr. Mackay and his books--We rest, and replenish our stores, etc.--Messrs. Mackay and Deakes give us a sumptuous dinner previous to our departure--The last letter from Mr. A. M. Mackay, dated January 5, 1890 404