. Discovery of Lakes Rudolf and Stefanie : a narrative of Count Samuel Talaki's exploring . e left the i^^gare Dabascli to return tothe shore of the lake, rea(;hing it after three hours march. As weapproached it the scenery became more and more dreary, and wewere once more surrounded with sand, scorise, and debris, whilstthe east wind still blew with undiminished force. We mademany interesting geological observations by the way, noting atthe beginning of the march some perpendicular white walls^ THE ELMOLO FLEE FEOM US 109 consisting of masses of a light coarse-grained schistous rock,which Dr.
. Discovery of Lakes Rudolf and Stefanie : a narrative of Count Samuel Talaki's exploring . e left the i^^gare Dabascli to return tothe shore of the lake, rea(;hing it after three hours march. As weapproached it the scenery became more and more dreary, and wewere once more surrounded with sand, scorise, and debris, whilstthe east wind still blew with undiminished force. We mademany interesting geological observations by the way, noting atthe beginning of the march some perpendicular white walls^ THE ELMOLO FLEE FEOM US 109 consisting of masses of a light coarse-grained schistous rock,which Dr. Franz Toula subsequently identified as microphytalslate. ^Nearer the lake we came upon a briskly bubbling springof bitter saline water, the ground round which was covered witha thick encrustation of salt. With the temperature of the air at+ 32° Centigrade, that of the water registered +42° Centigrade. About three-quarters of a mile from the part of the shore wehad just reached rose three small barren islets of rock to whichLembasso had previously called our attention, telling us that. THE SOUTHERN ELMOLO ISLAND ON LAKE RUDOLF. they were inhabited. We therefore kept a sharp look-out fornatives on our way down, but only after a long search did wespy a few upon a little peninsula somewhat further south,who were just about to launch a couple of canoes. Theyseemed very much alarmed when they caught sight of us, butLembasso and Sokoni at once hurried ofi to reassure them andinvite them to a shauri with us. Meanwhile, however, thoughthey could see our envoys approaching, and hear them shoutingout that they were friends, they jumped into their canoes,and pushed olF. So the shauri began at a very considerable no ALONG LAIvE RUDOLF distance off, but presently one of the men landed and ap-proached our people within about ten paces. We could watchthe whole thing quite easily, the dark figures standing outclearly against the light background of water and sky. Aftera long delay our emissa
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