Archive image from page 235 of Discovery of Lakes Rudolf and Discovery of Lakes Rudolf and Stefanie : a narrative of Count Samuel Talaki's exploring discoveryoflakes01hhne1 Year: 1894 210 THROUGH MASAILAND TO THE BORDERS OF KIKUYU I was indeed well repaid for the small trouble I had taken, for below me lay the dark blue surface of the crater-lake, sur- rounded by steep but thickly overgrown walls of rock. The lake is of triangular shape, from three to four miles in circum- ference, and apparently of somewhat higher level than the neighbouring plains. Mount Kilimanjaro, which rose up clearly
Archive image from page 235 of Discovery of Lakes Rudolf and Discovery of Lakes Rudolf and Stefanie : a narrative of Count Samuel Talaki's exploring discoveryoflakes01hhne1 Year: 1894 210 THROUGH MASAILAND TO THE BORDERS OF KIKUYU I was indeed well repaid for the small trouble I had taken, for below me lay the dark blue surface of the crater-lake, sur- rounded by steep but thickly overgrown walls of rock. The lake is of triangular shape, from three to four miles in circum- ference, and apparently of somewhat higher level than the neighbouring plains. Mount Kilimanjaro, which rose up clearly in the background, was reflected in the deep blue water, and the sight was one over which I could have lingered long, but the caravan had already gone on some distance, and it was absolutely necessary that I should take my place in the rear guard. I soon came upon a few of our guides and Somal, standing about in the grass round a bale of goods, which had been flung down by an absconding porter. No one had seen him go, so before we could identify him we had to consult the list of names, alwa5s in readiness for emergencies of this kind. It turned out to be Kijuma Muynuru, the same man who, as the reader will probably remember, had shammed madness on the march to the Eonga. The day before I had found him resting by the way and threatening that he would run ofl if a hghter load were not given to him. Of course no notice was taken of this, and he had fulfilled his threat. Eeproaching myself now for my neghgence, and fearing that this might be the signal for other defalcations, I determined to do my utmost to get hold of the man ao-ain. We tracked him a few hundred yards to KIJUMA WADI MUYNURU.
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