andtheresidenceofthepeoplehereisintendedtosecuresafetyforthemselvesandtheirgardensfromtheirenemies；thereisplentyofgarden-groundoutsidethehills；heretheyareobligedtomakepitfallstoprotectthegrainagainstthehippopotami。
Astheseanimalshadnotbeendisturbedbyguns，theywereremarkablytame，andtooknonoticeofourpassingWeagainsawnumbersofyoungones，notmuchlargerthanterrierdogs，sittingonthenecksoftheirdams，thelittlesaucy-lookingheadscockingupbetweentheoldone’sears；
astheybecomealittleoldertheysitonthewithersNeedingmeat，weshotafull-growncow，andfound，aswehadoftendonebefore，thefleshtobeverymuchlikeporkTheheightofthisanimalwas4feet10inches，andfromthepointofthenosetotherootofthetail10feet6Theyseemquarrelsome，forbothmalesandfemalesarefoundcoveredwithscars，andyoungmalesareoftenkilledbytheelderones：
wemetaninstanceofthisnearthefalls。
Wecametoagreatmanylittlevillagesamongthehills，asiftheinhabitantshadreasontohidethemselvesfromtheobservationoftheirenemies。
Whiledetainedcuttingupthehippopotamus，IascendedahillcalledMabueasulastonessmellbadly，and，thoughnotthehighestinsight，itwascertainlynot100feetlowerthanthemostelevated。
Theboiling-pointofwatershowedittobeabout900feetabovetheriver，whichwasofthelevelofLinyantiThesehillsseemedtomymenofprodigiousaltitude，fortheyhadbeenaccustomedtoant-hillsonly。
Thementionofmountainsthatpiercedthecloudsmadethemdrawintheirbreathandholdtheirhandstotheirmouths。
AndwhenItoldthemthattheirpreviousdescriptionofTabacheuhadledmetoexpectsomethingofthesort，Ifoundthattheideaofacloud-cappedmountainhadneverenteredintotheirheads。
Themountainscertainlylookhigh，fromhavingabruptsides；
butIhadrecognizedthefactbythepointofebullitionofwater，thattheyareofaconsiderablyloweraltitudethanthetopoftheridgewehadleftTheyconstitute，infact，asortoflowfringeontheoutsideoftheeasternridge，exactlyastheapparentlyhighmountainsofAngolaGolungoAltoformanouterlowfringetothewesternridge。
Iwasmuchstruckbythesimilarityofconformationandnatureoftherocksonbothsidesofthecontinent；butthereisadifferenceinthestructureofthesubtendingridges，asmaybeunderstoodbytheannexedidealgeologicalsection。
[TheASCIIeditioncannotincludethedrawingofthecross-section，butthecommentsareincludedinfullAL。，1997。]
TRAPWithmodernshells，andsimilartothosenowfoundintheseaadjacent，withstronglymagneticironore。
MICASCHISTDippingEast。
SANDSTONElikethatofEastAfricaTherocksPungoAndongoofPungoAndongoareaconglomerateofroundedshingleinRocks4000feetamatrixofsandstone，andstandonhorizontalsandstone，onwhichfossilpalmsappear。
CTUFAANDTRAPInLonda，thebottomofthevalleyE2500feetisformedofferruginousconglomerateonthesurface；
NLakeNgamihardenedsandstone，withmadreporeholes，Tbanksofgravel，andoccasionallytrap；
Rsouthof12Degrees，largepatchesofsoftATUFAcalcareoustufa，withpebblesofjasper，Lagates，&c。，lieonvarioushorizontaltraps，amygdaloidswithanalamiandmesotype，whichisPburstthroughbybasalticrocksforminghills，LandshowingthatthebottomofthevalleyARADIATEDZEOLITEconsistsofoldsilurianschists；
TtherearealsovariousgraniticrocksEcroppingthroughthetrap。
UBASALTICROCKSAugiticporphyryandbasalt，。withtufaoverit。
PlaceofGreatCataract。
MICASCHISTWhitemicaschistdippingwest，andgneiss。
MICASCHISTWhitemicaschistandwhitemarble。
HilltopsTRAPHotfountain；conicalhillsofigneousrocks，4000feetcontainingmuchmica。
Bottoms3500feet。
MICASCHISTPinkmarbledolomite，onhillsofmicaschist，ofvariouscolours，withtrap，schorlingneiss，kyaniteordisthenegneissosemicaintheschist。
1500ftCOALINSANDSTONESpecularandmagneticirononvariousigneousrocks；finelylaminatedporphyry；
granite；hotfountain。
Sandstoneoverlyingcoal；trapdykes；
syeniticporphyrydykes；blackvesiculartrap，penetratinginthinveinstheclayshaleofthecountry，convertingitintoporcellanite，andpartiallycrystallizingthecoalOnthissandstoneliefossilpalms，andconiferoustreesconvertedintosilica，asonasimilarrockinAngola。
COMPACTSILICEOUSSCHIST。
IGNEOUSROCKSTrappeanrocks，withhotfountain。
CALCAREOUSTUFAArkose，orgraniticgrit，withmodernshellscoveredbycalcareoustufa。
ghtsaregivenasanapproximationobtainedfromobservingtheboilingpointofwater，theyaredrawnonascaleof1/10ofaninchper1000feetinaltitudeThesectionisnecessarilyexaggeratedinlongitude，asitwastraversedindifferentlatitudes，thewesternsidebeingin8d-12d，theeastern
Wecanseefromthishillfivedistinctranges，ofwhichBolengoisthemostwesterly，andKomangaisthemosteasterly。
ThesecondisnamedSekonkamena，andthethirdFunze。
Verymanyconicalhillsappearamongthem，andtheyaregenerallycoveredwithtreesOntheirtopswehavebeautifulwhitequartzrocks，andsomehaveacappingofdolomiteOnthewestofthesecondrangewehavegreatmassesofkyaniteordisthene，andontheflanksofthethirdandfourthagreatdealofspecularironorewhichismagnetic，andcontainingaverylargepercentageofthemetalThesidesoftheserangesaregenerallyveryprecipitous，andtherearerivuletsbetweenwhicharenotperennialManyofthehillshavebeenraisedbygranite，exactlylikethatoftheKalomoDikesofthisgranitemaybeseenthrustingupimmensemassesofmicaschistandquartzorsandstoneschist，andmakingthestratafoldoverthemoneachside，asclotheshunguponalineTheuppermoststratumisalwaysdolomiteorbrightwhitequartz。
Semalembueintendedthatweshouldgoalittletothenortheast，andpassthroughthepeoplecalledBabimpe，andwesawsomeofthatpeople，whoinvitedustocomethatwayonaccountofitsbeingsmoother；
but，feelinganxioustogetbacktotheZambesiagain，wedecidedtocrossthehillstowarditsconfluencewiththeKafue。
Thedistance，whichinastraightlineisbutsmall，occupiedthreedays。
Theprecipitousnatureofthesidesofthismassofhillsknockeduptheoxenandforcedustoslaughtertwo，oneofwhich，averylargeone，andornamentedwithupwardofthirtypiecesofitsownskindetachedandhangingdown，SekeletuhadwishedustotaketothewhitepeopleasaspecimenofhiscattleWesawmanyelephantsamongthehills，andmymenranoffandkilledthreeWhenwecametothetopoftheouterrangeofthehillswehadagloriousview。
AtashortdistancebelowuswesawtheKafue，wendingawayoveraforest-cladplaintotheconfluence，andontheothersideoftheZambesi，beyondthat，layalongrangeofdarkhillsAlineoffleecycloudsappearedlyingalongthecourseofthatriverattheirbaseTheplainbelowus，attheleftoftheKafue，hadmorelargegameonitthananywhereelseIhadseeninAfricaHundredsofbuffaloesandzebrasgrazedontheopenspaces，andtherestoodlordlyelephantsfeedingmajestically，nothingmovingapparentlybuttheproboscisIwishedthatIhadbeenabletotakeaphotographofascenesoseldombeheld，andwhichisdestined，asgunsincrease，topassawayfromearthWhenwedescendedwefoundalltheanimalsremarkablytameTheelephantsstoodbeneaththetrees，fanningthemselveswiththeirlargeears，asiftheydidnotseeusat200or300yardsdistanceThenumberofanimalswasquiteastonishing，andmademethinkthathereIcouldrealizeanimageofthattimewhenMegatheriafedundisturbedintheprimevalforests。
Wesawgreatnumbersofred-coloredpigs`Potamochoerus’
standinggazingatusinwonderThepeopleliveonthehills，and，havingnoguns，seldomdisturbthegameTheyhaveneverbeenvisited，evenbyhalf-castes；butBabisatradershavecomeoccasionally。
ContinuousrainskeptusforsometimeonthebanksoftheChiponga，andherewewereunfortunateenoughtocomeamongthetsetse。
MrJNGray，oftheBritishMuseum，haskindlyobligedmewithadrawingoftheinsect，withtheravagesofwhichIhaveunfortunatelybeentoofamiliarFordescription，seep94-96[Chapter4Paragraphs16-20]。
No1istheinsectsomewhatsmallerthanlife，fromthespecimenhavingcontractedindrying；theyarealittlelargerthanthecommonhouse-fly。
No2istheinsectmagnified；andNo3showsthemagnifiedproboscisandpoison-bulbattheroot。*
*Unfortunately，theseillustrationscannotbepresentedinthisASCIItext。
Fortunately，informationontheTsetseisnolongerdifficulttofind。
The“somewhatsmallerthanlife“drawingisabout1cmfromheadtotail，notincludingwingsorproboscisAL。，1997。
Wetriedtoleaveonemorning，buttheraincomingonafreshbroughtustoastand，andafterwaitinganhour，wettotheskin，wewerefaintoretraceourstepstoourshedsTheserainswerefromtheeast，andthecloudsmightbeseenonthehillsexactlyasthe“Table-cloth“onTableMountainThiswasthefirstwettingwehadgotsinceweleftSesheke，forIhadgainedsomeexperienceintraveling。
InLondawebravedtherain，and，asIdespisedbeingcarriedinourfrequentpassagethroughrunningwater，Iwasprettyconstantlydrenched；
butnow，whenwesawastormcoming，weinvariablyhalted。
Themensoonpulledgrasssufficienttomakealittleshelterforthemselvesbyplacingitonabush，and，havinggotmycamp-stoolandumbrella，withalittlegrassundermyfeet，Ikeptmyselfperfectlydry。
Wealsolightedlargefires，andthemenwerenotchilledbystreamsofwaterrunningdowntheirpersons，andabstractingtheheat，astheywouldhavebeenhadtheybeenexposedtotherain。
Whenitwasovertheywarmedthemselvesbythefires，andwetraveledoncomfortablyTheeffectofthiscarewas，thatwehadmuchlesssicknessthanwithasmallerpartyinjourneyingtoLoandaAnotherimprovementmadefrommyexperiencewasavoidinganentirechangeofdietIngoingtoLoandaItooklittleornoEuropeanfood，inordernottoburdenmymenandmakethemlosespirit，buttrustedentirelytowhatmightbegotbythegunandtheliberalityoftheBalonda；butonthisjourneyItooksomeflourwhichhadbeenleftinthewagon，withsomegotontheisland，andbakedmyownbreadallthewayinanextemporaneousovenmadebyaninvertedpotWiththeseprecautions，aided，nodoubt，bythegreaterhealthinessofthedistrictoverwhichwepassed，Ienjoyedperfecthealth。
WhenwelefttheChipongoonthe30thwepassedamongtherangeofhillsonourleft，whicharecomposedofmicaandclayslate。
Atthebottomwefoundaforestoflargesilicifiedtrees，alllyingasiftheelevationoftherangehadmadethemfallawayfromit，andtowardtheriverAnordinary-sizedtreestandingonend，measured22inchesindiameter：therewere12laminaetotheinch。
Theseareeasilycounted，becausethereisusuallyascaleofpuresilicabetweeneach，whichhasnotbeensomuchaffectedbytheweatherastherestoftheringitself：theedgesoftheringsthusstandoutplainlyMrQuekett，havingkindlyexaminedsomespecimens，findsthatitis“silicifiedCONIFEROUSWOODoftheARAUCARIANtype；
andthenearestalliedwoodthatheknowsofisthatfound，alsoinafossilstate，inNewSouthWales。”ThenumbersoflargegamewerequiteastonishingIneversawelephantssotameasthoseneartheChiponga：theystoodclosetoourpathwithoutbeingtheleastafraid。
Thisisdifferentfromtheirconductwheretheyhavebeenaccustomedtoguns，fortheretheytakealarmatthedistanceofamile，andbegintorunifashotisfiredevenatalongerdistanceMymenkilledanotherhere，andrewardedthevillagersoftheChipongafortheirliberalityinmealbyloadingthemwithfleshWespentanightatabaobab，whichwashollow，andwouldholdtwentymeninsideIthadbeenusedasalodging-housebytheBabisa。
AsweapproachednearertheZambesi，thecountrybecamecoveredwithbroad-leavedbushes，prettythicklyplanted，andwehadseveraltimestoshouttoelephantstogetoutofourwayAtanopenspace，aherdofbuffaloescametrottinguptolookatouroxen，anditwasonlybyshootingonethatImadethemretreat。