TwelvedaysafterourdeparturefromthewagonsatNgabisanewecametothenortheastendofLakeNgami；andonthe1stofAugust，1849，wewentdowntogethertothebroadpart，and，forthefirsttime，thisfine-lookingsheetofwaterwasbeheldbyEuropeans。

　　ThedirectionofthelakeseemedtobeN。N。EandS。S。Wbycompass。

　　Thesouthernportionissaidtobendroundtothewest，andtoreceivetheTeoughefromthenorthatitsnorthwestextremity。

　　WecoulddetectnohorizonwherewestoodlookingS。S。W。，norcouldweformanyideaoftheextentofthelake，exceptfromthereportsoftheinhabitantsofthedistrict；and，astheyprofessedtogorounditinthreedays，allowingtwenty-fivemilesadaywouldmakeitseventy-five，orlessthanseventygeographicalmilesincircumferenceOtherguesseshavebeenmadesinceastoitscircumference，rangingbetweenseventyandonehundredmilesItisshallow，forIsubsequentlysawanativepuntinghiscanoeoversevenoreightmilesofthenortheastend；itcannever，therefore，beofmuchvalueasacommercialhighwayInfact，duringthemonthsprecedingtheannualsupplyofwaterfromthenorth，thelakeissoshallowthatitiswithdifficultycattlecanapproachthewaterthroughtheboggy，reedybanksThesearelowonallsides，butonthewestthereisaspacedevoidoftrees，showingthatthewatershaveretiredthenceatnoveryancientdateThisisanotheroftheproofsofdesiccationmetwithsoabundantlythroughoutthewholecountryAnumberofdeadtreeslieonthisspace，someofthemimbeddedinthemud，rightinthewater。

　　WewereinformedbytheBayeiye，wholiveonthelake，thatwhentheannualinundationbegins，notonlytreesofgreatsize，butantelopes，asthespringbuckandtsessebe`Acronotuslunata’，aresweptdownbyitsrushingwaters；thetreesaregraduallydrivenbythewindstotheoppositeside，andbecomeimbeddedinmud。

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