. The Uganda protectorate; an attempt to give some description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and history of the territories under British protection in East Central Africa, between the Congo Free State and the Rift Valley and between the first degree of south latitude and the fifth degree of north latitude. African languages; Natural history; Ethnology. G58 BANTU NEGEOES valleys wliicli are marshes choked with vegetation and often filled with magnificent forest. Across these marshes the Baganda build causeways, which, though perhaps not sufficiently strong
. The Uganda protectorate; an attempt to give some description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and history of the territories under British protection in East Central Africa, between the Congo Free State and the Rift Valley and between the first degree of south latitude and the fifth degree of north latitude. African languages; Natural history; Ethnology. G58 BANTU NEGEOES valleys wliicli are marshes choked with vegetation and often filled with magnificent forest. Across these marshes the Baganda build causeways, which, though perhaps not sufficiently strong for heavy wheeled traffic, are generally quite solid enough for foot passengers and people on horseback. The causeway is usually made by driving poles into the marsh and building along these two rows of piles a coarse basketwork of withes and canes. Between these walls of basket- work are thrown down a quantity of papyrus stalks and branches of trees. Poles are fastened at short intervals above this groundwork of indiscriminate vegetation, and keep the opposite walls of basketwork from falling in. An immense quantity of mud and sand is then thrown down along the cause- way, and gradually built up to a high, hard road some six feet above the surface of the marsh. At intervals tunnels are make in the basket- work as nmgh drains through which the slowly percolating water of these choked rivers may find its way. The weakness of this plan seems to lie in the perishable nature of the foundations. The immense quantity of papyrus leaves and branches which are thrown down at the bottom of the causeway rot by degrees and shrink in volume. This causes holes to form in between the 2'oles. At the same time, one has only to travel in countries like Uganda outside the limits of Uganda civilisation to realise what a boon these dry roads are across the interminable marshes. V/hen travelling in the northern piart of Ankole I was frequently stopped for. 368. INTERIOK OF A KATIVE OHUHCH, UGANDA.
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