Itheredrew70Poundsofmysalary，paidmymenwithit，andpurchasedgoodsforthereturnjourneytoLinyantiThesebeingnowallexpended，theMakololoagainfittedmeout，andsentmeontotheeastcoast。
Iwasthusdependentontheirbounty，andthatofotherAfricans，forthemeansofgoingfromLinyantitoLoanda，andagainfromLinyantitotheeastcoast，andIfeeldeeplygratefultothemCoinwouldhavebeenofnobenefit，forgoldandsilverarequiteunknownWewereherejoinedbyMoriantsane，uncleofSekeletuandheadmanofSesheke，and，enteringcanoesonthe13th，somesaileddowntherivertotheconfluenceoftheChobe，whileothersdrovethecattlealongthebanks，spendingonenightatMparia，theislandattheconfluenceoftheChobe，whichiscomposedoftrap，havingcrystalsofquartzinitcoatedwithapellicleofgreencopperoreAttemptingtoproceeddowntherivernextday，weweredetainedsomehoursbyastrongeastwindraisingwavessolargeastothreatentoswampthecanoes。
Theriverhereisverylargeanddeep，andcontainstwoconsiderableislands，whichfromeitherbankseemtobejoinedtotheoppositeshoreWhilewaitingforthewindtomoderate，myfriendsrelatedthetraditionsoftheseislands，and，asusual，praisedthewisdomofSebituaneinbalkingtheBatoka，whoformerlyenticedwanderingtribestothem，andstarvedthem，bycompellingthechiefstoremainbyhissidetillallhiscattleandpeoplewereferriedoverTheBarotsebelievethatatcertainpartsoftheriveratremendousmonsterlieshid，andthatitwillcatchacanoe，andholditfastandmotionless，inspiteoftheutmostexertionsofthepaddlers。
WhilenearNametatheyevenobjectedtopassaspotsupposedtobehaunted，andproceededalongabranchinsteadofthemainstream。
TheybelievethatsomeofthempossessaknowledgeoftheproperprayertolaythemonsterItisstrangetofindfablessimilartothoseofthemorenorthernnationsevenintheheartofAfrica。