. Travels in the coastlands of British East Africa and the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba; their agricultural resources and general characteristics . me porter Bikombe had rejoined me at Fuladoyo, and Ihired a man from there to carry his load. Starting off again at two oclock we passed through somebeautifully fertile country with an abundance of luxuriantguinea-grass, the soil a red to chocolate-coloured loam. Forthe next two hours we continued through forest land withscattered Giryama clearings ; the amount of maize cultivatedabout here must be very large, and the same may be said, ina lesser
. Travels in the coastlands of British East Africa and the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba; their agricultural resources and general characteristics . me porter Bikombe had rejoined me at Fuladoyo, and Ihired a man from there to carry his load. Starting off again at two oclock we passed through somebeautifully fertile country with an abundance of luxuriantguinea-grass, the soil a red to chocolate-coloured loam. Forthe next two hours we continued through forest land withscattered Giryama clearings ; the amount of maize cultivatedabout here must be very large, and the same may be said, ina lesser degree, of castor-oil. Emerging at last into a more open district we tra\erseda fine park-like country with many grassy valleys, and after 138 TRAVELS IN EAST AFRICA CHAP. crossing a larger one with a brackish stream flowing throughit, found, on ascending the opposite ridge, that we had at lastarrived at MTanganiko. MTanganiko is a small Swahili town, built on a ridgesurrounded by a few lanky coco-nut trees, and divided by adeep valley from a ri\ er with a constant supply of good Indian merchants reside here, and carry on a con-. NATIVKS 01-- M TANGANMKO. siderable trade with the Wa-Giryama in maize, tobacco, andgum-copal. I went through the town, crossing to the otherside of the valley where I camped near the river; meeting noend of women and children on the way carrying water fromit. I noticed that empty kerosene oil tins were used for thispurpose. I camped at , having been on the roadsince My people informed me that Salim bin Hamisi, Liwali of VII TRAVELS IN EAST AFRICA 139 TakaunLju, was at present at Miani^aniko. He sent some ofhis askaris to greet me, a|)okji;i/,inL; for not coming himself ashe had a sore leg ; and u ith man\- compliments presented mewith a sheep, a couple of fowls, and a lot of eggs. There were a great many Wanika settled round here, andsome of m} Wanika porters had relations—brothers, etc.—amongst them. I was very gl
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