. The story of Africa and its explorers. p filledwith high reeds, though likely enoughflooded during the rainy season. Northof it the country is described as anundulating scrub-covered desert, sodeserted that from Hameya to Lorian,only one native was seen, except onthe Jombini Range. But during thewet season, when pasturage is moreplentiful, the Marisi Plateau and itsvicinity are probably visited by theRendile tribes, who have trading relations withthe Jombini Range dwellers. Folds that hadcontained camels and goats—animals said tobe plentiful on the range mentioned—andcamps that had been inha
. The story of Africa and its explorers. p filledwith high reeds, though likely enoughflooded during the rainy season. Northof it the country is described as anundulating scrub-covered desert, sodeserted that from Hameya to Lorian,only one native was seen, except onthe Jombini Range. But during thewet season, when pasturage is moreplentiful, the Marisi Plateau and itsvicinity are probably visited by theRendile tribes, who have trading relations withthe Jombini Range dwellers. Folds that hadcontained camels and goats—animals said tobe plentiful on the range mentioned—andcamps that had been inhabited by Wan-drobbo were also noticed. The JombiniRange is, indeed, very fertile and thicklypopulated by Wamsara on its western slopes. while the Waembi keep to the eastern portionof the range, and pay more attention to agri-culture than do their more warlike seem an offshoot of the Kikiyu race,but use many Masai and Mkambu words, andhave adopted numerous Wakamba and Wak-wari settled amono- them. The Waembi - )?^>. STREET IN LAMU, EAST AFRICA.[From a Photograph taken for the hnixrial British East Africa Company.) grow sweet potatoes, yams, cassava, beans,sugar-cane, and two kinds of millet; butthey are fast destroying the forest with whichthe range was evidently formerly covered.*In February, 1894, the remnants of Mr. Chan-lers party returned to Mombasa from Daicho, * The GcocirapMcal Journal, 1893 (Vol. I.), pp. 269,533 ; (Vol. li.), pp. 367, 534. 234 THE STOEY OF AFRICA. north-east of Mount Kenia, after a visit to thelit tie-known Rendile country. Mishaps hadbefallen the expedition. The climate of Hameyaproved fatal to all the camels, thirty-three ofthe donkej^s, and several of the cattle andgoats, so that it was with difficulty that thebeautiful and healthy Jombini Range couldbe reached before the rainy season. Even thenthis could only be accomplished by throwingaway much of the baggage, and loading therest on the forty donkeys which had escapedthe tet
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