CHAPTER XIII.

THE REAL START FOR TANGANYIKA IN THE INTERIOR.

A long march--Marsh fever--They ascend from Zungomero to a better climate--From lovely scenery to fœtid marshes--Ants--The war-cry of the Wahúmba--Evil reports--Game--Vermin--A hard jungle march--Description of caravans and difficulties--Reptiles--Ill and attended by a witch--Partial paralysis--Blindness--Elephants--The crossing of the great river Malagarázi.