Part 39

Martins in the Rufuta plains, i. 183. In Unyamwezi, ii. 17.

“Marts,” custom of, in South Africa, ii. 54.

Marungu, land of, ii. 149. Provinces of, 149. Roads in, 149. Description of the country, 150. History of an Arab caravan in, 151. People of, 152.

Maruta, sultan of Uvira, ii. 116. Visit from his sons, 117. Description of them, 117. His blackmail, 120.

Masenza, arrival of the party at the village of, i. 406, 407.

Masika, or rainy season, in the second region, i. 231, 232. Of East Africa, 378.

Mason-wasps of the houses in East Africa, i. 370.

Masud ibn Musallam el Wardi, sent to Msimbira to recover the stolen papers, i. 325. His hospitality, 392.

Masui, village of, ii. 229, 231.

Masury, M. Sam., his kindness to the author, i. 22.

Mat-weaving in East Africa, ii. 316.

Maunga Tafuna, province of, ii. 153.

Maura, or Maula, a sultan of the Wanyamwezi, i. 316. Visits the caravan, 316. His hospitality, 316. Description of him, 316.

Mauta, Wady el, or Valley of Death, i. 69.

Mawa, or plantain wine, ii. 180, 197. Mode of making, 287.

Mawiti, colony of Arabs at, i. 326.

Mazinga, or cannons, bee-hives so called in the interior, i. 200. Described, 200.

Mazita, account of, ii. 212.

Mazungera, P’hazi of Dege la Mhora, i. 75. Murders his guest, M. Maizan, 75, 76. Haunted by the P’hepo, or spirit of his guest, 76.

Mbarika tree, or Palma Christi, of East Africa, i. 48.

Mbega, or tippet-monkey, in Unyamwezi, ii. 15.

Mb’hali, village of, described, i. 401.

Mbembu, a kind of medlar, in Ugogo, i. 300.

Mbogo, or Bos Caffer, in the plains of East Africa, i. 181. Described, 181. In Ugogo, 300. On the Rusugi river, ii. 40.

Mboni, son of Ramji, carries off a slave girl, i. 290.

Mbono tree of East Africa, i. 48.

Mbugani, “in the wild,” settlement of, described, i. 397.

Mbugu, or tree-bark, used for clothing in Ujiji, ii. 64. Mode of preparing it, 64.

Mbumi, the deserted village, i. 185.

Mbungo-bungo tree, a kind of nux vomica, i. 48.

Mbuyu, or calabash tree, of East Africa, described, i. 47.

Mchikichi tree of Ujiji, ii. 58.

Mdaburu, trying march in the jungle of, i. 277, 278. Description of, 279.

Mdimu nullah, i. 88.

Meals at Ujiji, ii. 89. In East Africa, 280, 334.

Measures of length in East Africa, ii. 388.

Medicine chest required for the expedition, i. 155.

Melancholy, inexplicable, of travellers in tropical countries, ii. 130.

Metrongoma, a wild fruit of Yombo, i. 387.

Mfu’uni, hill of, i. 170. Its former importance, 171.

Mfuto mountains, i. 326.

Mfuto, clearing of, i. 389.

Mganga, or medicine-man of East Africa, described, i. 38. His modus operandi, 44; ii. 358. His office as a priest, 350. As a physician, 352. As a detector of sorcery, 356. As a rain-maker, 357. As a prophet, 358. His minor duties, 359.

Mganga, or witch of East Africa, i. 380.

Mgazi river, i. 86.

Mgege fish of the Tanganyika Lake, ii. 67.

Mgeta river, the, i. 80, 159, 160, 166; ii. 268. Head of the, 80. Mode of crossing the swollen river, 80. Pestilence of the banks of the, i. 127. Fords of the, i. 336; ii. 268.

Mgongo T’hembo, the Elephant’s Back, arrival of the caravan at, i. 290. Description of, 290. Inhabitants of, 290.

Mgude, or Mparamusi, tree, described, i. 47, 60, 83.

Mgute fish of the Tanganyika Lake, ii. 67.

Mgunda Mk’hali, or “the Fiery Field,” i. 281. Description of, 281, 282. Stunted vegetation of, 282. Geology of, 282. Scarcity of water in, 283. Traversed by the caravan, 283. Features of the, 283, 292.

Miasma of Sorora and Kajjanjeri, i. 403.

Mikiziwa Lake, in Uguhha, ii. 147.

Milk of cows in Ujiji, ii. 60. As food in East Africa, 283. Preparations of, 283.

Millepedes, or jongo, in Unyamwezi, ii. 18.

Mimosa trees, i. 83. Flowers of the, in Usagara, 228. Trees in Usagara, 229. In Unyamwezi, 318. Of the Usagara mountains, 165.

Miyandozi, sultan of Kifukaru, i. 264. Levies blackmail on the caravan, 264.

Mji Mpia, “new town,” settlement of, described, i. 397. Bazar of, 397.

Mkora tree, uses of the wood of the, i. 374.

Mkorongo tree, uses of the, in East Africa, i. 374.

Mkuba, or wild edible plum of Yombo, i. 387.

Mkuyu, or sycamore tree, its magnificence in East Africa, i. 195. Its two varieties, 195, 196.

Mkwaju la Mouani, the “Tamarind in the rains,” the village of, described, i. 52.

Mninga tree, wood of the, i. 373. Use of the wood, 373.

Mnya Mtaza, headman of Ukaranga, ii. 45.

Mohammed bin Khamis, sailing-master of the Artemise, i. 8.

Mohammed, the Baloch, the Rish Safid, or greybeard, sketch of him, i. 134. At Kazeh, 381.

Molongwe river, ii. 146.

Money in East Africa, ii. 388.

Mombas Mission, the, i. 6, 7.

Mongo Nullah, the, i. 289. Water obtained at the, 289.

Mongoose, the, at Dut’humi, i. 87.

Monkeys of Muhinyera, i. 64. Of Usagara mountains, 162. In Unyamwezi, ii. 15.

Monkey-bread, ii. 221.

Monsoon, the N. E., or Kaskazi, of East Africa, i. 83, 102. In Unyamwezi, ii. 9. Origin of the S. W. monsoon, 50. Failure of the opportunity for comparing the hygrometry of the African and Indian monsoons, 93.

Moon, Land of the. _See_ Unyamwezi.

Moon, her splendour at the equator, i. 162. Halo or corona round the, in Unyamwezi, ii. 11, 12.

Morality, deficiency of, of the East Africans, ii. 335.

Morus alba, the, in Uzaramo, i. 60.

Mosquitoes of East Africa described, i. 182. On the Ruche river, ii. 52, 158.

Mouma islands, ii. 153.

Moumo tree (Borassus flabelliformis), of East Africa, i. 47, 180. Toddy drawn from, 181.

Mountains:-- Dut’humi, i. 65, 83, 86, 119. Jiwe la Mkoa, i. 286, 287, 295. Karagwah, ii. 48, 144, 177. Kilima Ngao, ii. 179. Kiringawana, i. 233. Lunar, ii. 144, 178. Mfuto, i. 326. Mukondokwa, i. 180, 185, 194, 203, 233. Ngu, or Nguru, i. 87, 125, 225. Njesa, i. 226. Rubeho, i. 203, 211, 214, 218, 245. Rufuta, i. 167, 170, 180. Uhha, ii. 160. Urundi, i, 409; ii. 48. Usagara, i. 101, 119, 159, 160, 215, 219, 225, 297. Wahumba, i. 295. Wigo, i. 159.

Mountains, none in Unyamwezi, ii. 6.

Mpagamo of Kigandu, defeated by Msimbira, i. 327.

Mparamusi, or Mgude, tree, i. 47, 60, 83.

Mpete, on the Malagarazi river, i. 410.

Mpingu tree, i. 373. Uses of the wood of the, 373.

Mporota, a den of thieves, halt at, ii. 252.

Mrima, or “hill-land,” of the East African coast, described, i. 8, 30. Inhabitants of, 30. Their mode of life, 35. Mode of doing business in, 39. Vegetation of the, 47. Geography of the, 100. Climate of the, 102, 104. Diseases of the, 105. Roads of the, 105, 106. Ethnology of the, 106.

Mororwa, sultan of Wilyankuru, i. 391.

Msandarusi, or copal-tree, of Uzaramo, i. 63.

Msene, settlement of, arrival of the party at, i. 395. Description of, 395, 396. Sultan Masawza of, 396. Prices at, 397. Productions of, 397, 398. Currency of, 398. Industry of, 398. Habits of the people of, 398. Climate of, 399.

Msimbira, sultan of the Wasukuma, i. 319. Papers of the party stolen and carried to him, 320. Refuses to restore them, 320. Send a party to cut off the road, 321. Defeats Sultan Mpagamo, 327.

Msopora, Sultan, restores the stolen goods, ii. 166.

Msufi, a silk-cotton tree, in Uzaramo, i. 60.

Msukulio tree of Uzaramo, i. 61, 83.

Mtanda, date of the establishment of the kingdom of, ii. 5.

Mtego, or elephant traps, i. 287. Disappearance of the Jemadar in one, 288.

Mt’hipit’hipi, or Abras precatorius, seeds of, used as an ornament, ii. 181.

Mtogwe tree, a variety of Nux vomica, i. 48. In Unyamwezi, 318, 401.

Mtumbara, Sultan, and his quarrel, ii. 157.

Mtunguja tree of the Mrima, i. 48.

Mtungulu apples in Ugogo, i. 300.

Mtuwwa, in Ubwari island, halt of the party at, ii. 114. Blackmail at, 112.

Mud-fish, African mode of catching, i. 315.

Mud-fish in the Gombe nullah, i. 334.

Mud, Yegea, i. 83.

Muhama, halt at the nullah of, i. 176, 178.

Muhinna bin Sulayman of Kazeh, his arrival at Kawele, ii. 133. His extortion, 133.

Muhinna bin Sulayman, the Arab merchant of Kazeh, i. 323.

Muhiyy-el-Din, Shafehi Hazi of Zanzibar, i. 7.

Muhiyy-el-Din, Kazi, of the Wasawahili, i. 33.

Muhonge, settlement of, described, i. 63.

Muhonyera, district of, described, i. 63. Wild animals, 63.

Mui’ Gumbi, Sultan of the Warori, ii. 271. Defeated by Sultan Ironga, 75. Description of him, 271.

Muikamba, on the Tanganyika Lake, night spent at, ii. 115.

Muingwira river, ii. 211.

Muinyi Wazira, engaged to travel with the expedition, i. 52. Sketch of his character, 129. Requests to be allowed to depart, 314. His debauch and dismissal, 399. Reappears at Kazeh, ii. 168. Ejected, 168.

Muinyi, halt of the party at, i. 193. Determined attitude of the people of, 194.

Muinyi Chandi, passed through, i. 390.

Mukondokwa mountains, i. 180, 185, 196, 197, 203, 233. Bleak raw air of the, 197.

Mukondokwa river, i. 88, 181, 188, 192, 311. Ford of, 188. Valley of the, 192.

Mukozimo district, arrival of the party at the, i. 407. Inhospitality of the chiefs of, 407.

Mukunguru, or seasoning fever, of Unyamwezi, ii. 14.

Mulberry, the whitish-green, of Uzaramo, i. 60.

Murchison, Sir R., his triumphant geological hypothesis, i. 409. His notice respecting the interior of Africa, 409, _note_.

Murunguru river, ii. 154.

Murivumba, tents of the party pitched at, ii. 114. Cannibal inhabitants of, 114.

Murundusi, march to, ii. 250.

Musa, the assistant Rish Safid of the party, sketch of him, i. 138.

Musa Mzuri, handsome Moses, of Kazeh, i. 323. His return to Kazeh, ii. 223. His history, 223. His hospitality, 226. Visits the expedition at Masui, 231. His kindness, 231.

Music and musical instruments in East Africa, described, ii. 291, 338. Of the Wajiji, 98.

Mutware, or Mutwale, the Lord of the Ferry of the Malagarazi river, i. 409.

Muzungu, or white man, dangers of accompanying a, in Africa, i. 10, 11.

Muzunga Mbaya, the wicked white man, the plague of the party, ii. 239. His civility near home, 240. Sketch of his personal appearance, and specimen of his conversation, 244.

Mvirama, a Mzaramo chief, demands rice, i. 80.

Mviraru, a Wazaramo chief, bars the road, i. 58.

Mvoro fish in the Tanganyika Lake, ii. 67.

Mvule trees used for making canoes, ii. 147.

Mwami, or wild coffee of Karagwah, ii. 180, 181, 187.

Mwimbe, or mangrove trees, of the coast of East Africa, i. 9. Those of Uzaramo, 62.

Mwimbi, bad camping ground of, ii. 262.

Mwongo fruit tree, in Mb’hali, i. 401.

Mgombi river, i. 183.

Myombo tree of East Africa described, i. 184. Of Usagara, 229.

Mzimu, or Fetiss hut, of the Wazaramo, described, i. 57. In Ubwari Island, halt at, ii. 113. Re-visited, 121.

Mziga Mdogo, or “The Little Tamarind,” arrival of the party at, i. 161.

Mziga-ziga, a mode of carrying goods, i. 341.

Mzogera, Sultan of Uvinza, i. 408. His power, 408. Settlement of blackmail with envoys of, 408.

Names given to children by the Wazaramo, i. 116.

Nakl, or first stage of departure, i. 43.

Nar, Beni, “sons of fire,” the English so called in Africa, i. 31.

Nautch at Kuingani described, i. 45.

Ndabi tree, i. 196. Fruit of the, 196.

Ndabi, halt of the caravan at, i. 196.

Navigation of the Tanganyika Lake, antiquity of the mode of, ii. 96.

Necklaces of shells worn in Ujiji, ii. 65.

Nge, or scorpions, of East Africa, i. 370.

Ngole, or Dendraspis, at Dut’humi, i. 87.

Night in the Usagara mountains, i. 162. In the caravan, described, 359.

Nile, White, Ptolemy’s notion of the origin of the, ii. 178. Captain Speke’s supposed discovery of the sources of the, 204.

Njasa, Sultan of the Wasagara, his visit to the expedition, i. 199. Description of him, 199. Makes “sare” or brotherhood with Said bin Salim, 199.

Njesa mountains, i. 226.

Njugu ya Nyassa, the Arachis Hypogæa, as an article of food, i. 198.

Northern kingdoms of Africa. _See_ Karagwah, Uganda, and Unyoro.

Nose pincers of the Wajiji tribe, ii. 65.

Nullahs, or watercourses of East Africa, i. 102.

Nutmeg, wild, of Usui, ii. 176.

Nyakahanga, in Karagwah, ii. 177.

Nyanza, or Ukerewe, Lake, i. 311, 439; ii. 175, 176, 179. Chances of exploration of the, 195. Geography of the, 206, 210, _et seq._ Size of the, 212. Position of the, 211. Commerce of the, 215. Savage races of the, 215. Reasons why it is not the head stream of the White Nile, 218. Tribes dwelling near the, 219.

Nyara, or Chamærops humilis, of the Mrima, i. 48.

Nyasanga, fishing village on the Tanganyika lake, ii. 101.

Nzasa, halt at the, i. 54.

Nzige, or locusts, flights of, in Unyamwezi, ii. 18. Varieties of, 18.

Oars not used on the Tanganyika Lake, ii. 96.

Ocelot, the, of Ugogi, i. 242.

Oil, common kind of, in East Africa, ii. 285. Various kinds of, 285.

Olive-tree unknown in East Africa, ii. 285.

Olympus, the Æthiopian, ii. 179.

Onions cultivated in Unyamwezi, i. 330.

Ophthalmia, several of the party suffer from, in Unyamwezi, i. 406.

Ophidia in Unyamwezi, ii. 17.

Ordeal for witchcraft, ii. 357. Amongst the Wazaramo, i. 114.

Ornaments worn by the Wazaramo, i. 110. By the Wak’hutu, 120. Fondness of the Africans for, 147, 148, 150. Of the Wasagara tribe, 199, 237. Of the Wagogo, 305. Of the Wahumba, 312. Of the porters of caravans, 349. Of sultans in East Africa, 396. Of the Wakimba, ii. 20. Of the Wanyamwezi, 22. Of the Wabuha, 78. Of the Wabwari islanders, 113. Of the people of Karagwah, 181.

Ostriches in Ugogo, i. 301. Value of feathers in East Africa, i. 301.

Outfit of the expedition, articles required for the, i. 151.

Oxen of Ujiji, ii. 59.

Paddles used on the Tanganyika lake, ii. 96. Described, 96.

Palm, Syphæna, i. 82, 83.

Palma Christi, or Mbarika, of East Africa, i. 48.

Palm-oil, or mawezi, of the shores of the Lake Tanganyika, ii. 58. Mode of extracting it, 58, 59. Price at the lake, 59. Uses to which it is applied, 59. Trade in, at Wafanya, 107.

Palmyra tree (Borassus flabelliformis), in the plains, i. 180. Toddy drawn from, 181. At Yambo, 387. And at Mb’hali, 401. Tapped for toddy at Msene, 398.

Pangani river, ii. 179.

Papazi, pest of, in East Africa, i. 371.

Papilionaceæ in Unyamwezi, ii. 18.

Panda, village of, i. 403.

Pano, village of, i. 389.

Parugerero, district of, in Unyamwezi, ii. 37. Salt manufacture of, 37.

Partridges in the Doab of the Mgeta river i. 81.

Pazi bug, the, of East Africa, i. 371.

Peewit, the, in the Rufuta plains, i. 183.

Phantasmata in East Africa, ii. 352.

P’hazi, or headmen of the Wazaramo, i. 54, 113. Of the Wak’hutu, 121.

P’hepo, ghost or devil, African belief in, i. 88; ii. 352. Exorcism, 352.

Phlebotomy in East Africa, ii. 322.

Pig-nuts of East Africa, i. 198.

Pillaw in Africa, i. 393. How to boil rice, 393.

Pine-apple, or Mananzi, of East Africa, i. 66.

Pipes in East Africa, ii. 315.

Pismires, chungo-fundo or siyafu, of the banks of the rivers in East Africa, described, i. 186. Its enemy, the maji m’oto, 187.

Pismires black, annoyance of, at K’hok’ho, i. 276.

Plantain wine of Karagwah, ii. 180. And of Uganda, 197. Mode of making it, 287.

Plantains near the Unguwwe river, ii. 41. Of Ujiji, 58. The staff of life in many places, 58. Luxuriance of it, 58. Varieties, 58. Of Uganda, 196.

Playfair, Captain R. L., his “History of Arabia Felix” quoted, i. 68, _note_.

Plum, wild, of Yombo, i. 387.

Plundering expeditions of the Wazaramo, i. 112.

Poisons used for arrows in Africa, ii. 301.

Polygamy amongst the Wanyamwezi, ii. 24.

Pombe beer, of East Africa, i. 95, 116, 333; ii. 180, 285. Universal use of, i. 309; ii. 29. Mode of making it, 286.

Porcupines in K’hutu, i. 160.

Porridge of the East Africans, i. 35.

Porridge flour, of the Wanyamwezi, ii. 29.

Porters, or Pagazi, the Wanyamwezi, of the expedition, i. 143. Character of East African, 144. In East Africa, 337. Variations of porterage, 339. Great weight carried sometimes by, 341. Their discontent, 343. Desertion of in Wilyankuru, 391. Description of those hired in Ujiji, ii. 157. Of the Warori, 271.

Pottery, art of, in East Africa, ii. 313.

Prices at Msene, i. 397. In the market at Unyanyembe, 333. In Ujiji, ii. 72. At Wafanya, 107. At Uvira, 120, 121.

Proverbs, Arab, i. 50, 86, 130, 133, 135, 382.

---- African, i. 31.

---- Moslem, ii. 131.

---- Persian, ii. 237.

---- Sanscrit, i. 133.

---- Wanyamwezi, i. 338.

Pumpkins, junsal or boga, grown at Marenga Mk’hali, i. 201.

Punishments in Uganda, ii. 192.

Punishments in East Africa, ii. 364.

Punneeria coagulans of the Mrima, i. 48.

Quaggas in Unyamwezi, ii. 15.

Races of the Northern Kingdoms of Africa, ii. 174, 175.

Rahmat, the Baloch, i. 46.

Rain at Zungomero, i. 156. Autumnal, at Muhama, 179. In the Usagara mountains, 218, 231, 232. In Ugogo, 298. The Masika or wet season, 378. In Unyamwezi, ii. 8-10. In the valley of the Malagarazi river, 49. In Karagwah, 180.

Rainbow, fog, in the Usagara mountains, i. 222.

Ramji, the Banyan of Cutch, engaged to accompany the expedition, i. 10. His commercial speculation, 20. His conversation with Ladha Damha, 23. Visits the author at Kuingani, 43. Account of him, 43, 44. His advice, 45.

Ramji, “sons” of, sketch of them, i. 140. Their ever-increasing baggage, 182. Their quarrels with the Baloch soldiers, 163. Their insolence, 164. Reappear at Kazeh, ii. 168. Allowed to take the places of porters, 227. Return home, ii. 277.

Ranæ of Unyamwezi, ii. 17. Of the Tanganyika Lake, ii. 61.

Rats, field, i. 160. On the banks of the Mukondokwa river, 193. House rats of Ujiji, ii. 60.

Ravens of the Usagara mountains, i. 162.

Religion of the Wazaramo, i. 115. Of the East Africans, _ib._; ii. 341. An African’s notion of God, 348 _note_.

Reptiles in Unyamwezi, ii. 17.

Respect, tokens of, amongst the Wajiji, ii. 69.

Revenge of the African, ii. 329.

Revenue, sources of, in East Africa, ii. 365.

Rhinoceroses at Dut’humi, i. 87. On the road to Ugogo, 247. On the Mgunda Mk’hali, 289. In Ugogo, 300. In Unyamwezi, ii. 15. The Rhinoceros horn trade of East Africa, 413.

Rice, how to cook, i. 393. Red, density and rapidity of growth of, at Msene, 397. Luxuriance of, in Ujiji, ii. 57. Allowed to degenerate, 57. Unknown in Karagwah, 180.

Ricinæ of East Africa, i. 371.

Rigby, Captain, at Zanzibar, ii. 382.

Rivers:-- Dungomaro, or Mandama, i. 222. Gama, i. 123. Kariba, ii. 146. Karindire, ii. 146. Katonga, ii. 187. K’hutu, i. 86. Kibaiba, ii. 146. Kingani, i. 56, 69, 87, 101, 123, 231. Kikoboga, ii. 263. Kitangure, or Karagwah, i. 409; ii. 144, 177, 186. Kuryamavenge, ii. 146. Malagarazi, i. 334, 337, 407, 408; ii. 36, 39, 47, 49, 164. Mandama, or Dungomero, 222. Marenga Mk’hali, i. 200, 201. Marenga Mk’hali, upper, i. 247. Maroro, i. 231. Molongwe, ii. 146. Mgazi, i. 86. Mgeta, i. 80, 86, 87, 88, 101, 119, 127, 159, 160, 336; ii. 264, 268, 274. Muingwira, ii. 187. Mukondokwa, i. 88, 181, 188, 192, 216, 311. Myombo, i. 181. Mwega, ii. 256. Pangani, i. 125; ii. 179. Ruche, ii. 46, 52, 157, 158. Rufiji, or Rwaha, i. 30, 101, 119, 216, 220, 225, 231; ii. 257, 270, 379. Rufuta, i. 167. Ruguvu, or Luguvu, ii. 40, 52. Rumangwa, ii. 149, 153. Rumuma, i. 197. Rusizi, or Lusizi, ii. 117, 146. Rusugi, ii. 37, 161. Rwaha, or Rufiti, i. 216, 220, 225, 231, 295; ii. 8. Tumbiri of Dr. Krapf, ii. 217. Unguwwe, or Uvungwe, ii. 40, 52. Yovu, ii. 257, 258. Zohnwe, i. 127.

Riza, the Baloch, sketch of him, i. 139.

Roads in the maritime region of East Africa described, i. 105, 106. In the Usagara Mountains, 230. From Ugogo to Unyamwezi, 281. In Ugogo, 302. In Unyanyembe, 325. Description of the roads in East Africa, 335. In Unyamwezi, ii. 19. From the Malagarazi Ferry, 51.

Rubeho Mountains, i. 233, 211, 245.

Rubeho, or “Windy Pass,” painful ascent of the, i. 213. Scenery from the summit, 214. Village of Wasagara at the summit, 218.

Rubeho, the Great, halt at the, i. 215. Dangerous illness of Capt. Speke at, 215. His restoration, 215.

Rubeho, the Little, ascent of the, i. 215. Fight between the porters and the four Wak’hutu, 216.

Rubeho, the Third, halt of the caravan at, i. 221.

Rubuga, arrival of the caravan at, i. 315. Visit from Abdullah bin Jumah and his flying caravan, 315. Flood at, 317.

Ruche river, ii. 52. Mouth of the, 46, 157.

Rudi, march to, ii. 251.

Rufiji river, the, i. 30, 216, 220, 225, 231; ii. 257, 379. Races on the, i. 30.

Rufita Pass in Umgara, ii. 259.

Rufuta fiumara, the, i. 167.

Ruguvu, or Luguvu, river, ii. 40, 52. Fords of the, i. 336.

Ruhembe rivulet, the, ii. 261. Halt in the basin of the, 261.

Ruhembe, Sultan, slain by the Watuta, ii. 76.

Rukunda, or Lukunda, night spent at, i. 407.

Rumanika of Karagwah, his rebellion and defeat, ii. 183. Besieges his brother, 224.

Rumuma river, described, i. 197.

Rumuma, halt of the caravan at, i. 198. Abundance of its supplies, 198. Visit from the Sultan Njasa at, 199. Climate of, 199.

Rusimba, Sultan of Ujiji, ii. 70.

Rusizi river, ii. 117, 146.

Rusugi river, described, ii. 37. Forded, 37.

Ruwere, chief of Jambeho, levies “dash” on the party, ii. 36.

Rwaha river, i. 295, 216, 220, 225, 231; ii. 257.

Sage, in Usagara, i. 228.

Sangale fish in the Tanganyika Lake, ii. 67.

Said, Sayyid, Sultan of Zanzibar, the “Imaum of Muscat,” i. 2. His sons, 2.

Salim bin Rashid, the Arab merchant, calls on Captain Burton, ii. 228.

Said bin Salim, appointed Ras Kafilah, or caravan guide, to the expedition, i. 9, 10. Attacked by fever, 71. His terror of the Wazaramo, 73. His generosity through fear, 90. His character, 129. His hatred of the Baloch, 163. His covetousness, 163, 164. Insolence of his slaves, 164. His dispute with Kidogo, 255. His fears, and neglect at Ugogo, 280. His inhospitality, 287. His change of behaviour, 382. His punishment, 384. His selfishness, 391. His fears, ii. 125. Enters into brotherhood with Lurinda, 125. And afterwards with Kannena, 126. His carelessness of the supplies, 127. His impertinence, 159, 160. His attempts to thwart the expedition, 172. Pitches tents outside Kazeh, 227. Moves to the village of Masui, 229. Dismissed from his stewardship, 237. His news from Zanzibar, 261. His terror in Uzaramo, 275. Leaves for home, 277. Visits the author at Zanzibar, 382.

Said bin Ali el Hinawi, the Arab merchant of Kazeh, i. 323.

Said bin Majid, the Arab merchant of Kazeh, i. 323. Return of the expedition with his caravan, ii. 157. Separation from him, 165. Treatment of his people at Ujiji, 84.

Said bin Mohammed of Mbuamaji, and his caravan i. 257. Account of him and his family, 258.

Said bin Mohammed, Sultan of Irora, i. 389. His surliness, 389. Brought to his senses, 389, 390.

Salim bin Said, the Arab merchant in Wilyankuru, i. 391. His hospitality, 391.

Salim bin Masud, the Arab merchant, murdered, i. 328, 391.

Sanscrit proverb, i. 133.

Salt, demand for, in Ujiji, ii. 82. Scarcity of, at Wafanya, 108. Stock laid in, ii. 161.

Salt-pits of K’hutu, i. 92.

Salt-trade of Parugerero, ii. 37. Quality of the salt, 37.

Salsaparilla vine of Uzaramo, i. 60.

Sare, or brother oath, of the Wazaramo, i. 114. Mode of performing the ceremony, 114. Ceremony of, performed between Sultan Njasa and Said bin Salim, i. 199.

Sawahil, or “the shores,” geographical position of the, i. 29, 30. People of, described, 30.