. Explorations and adventures in the wilds of Africa; . for him-self and his wife, and, having placed his goods under the care of oldKatchiba and two of his own men, he set out in January, 1864, with asmall number of attendants, to proceed to Karuma, the northern end ofKamrasis territory, which Speke and Grant had visited. The Shooa country, through which he passed, is very beautiful, con-sisting of mountains covered with fine forests trees, and picturesquelydotted over with villages. Several portions presented the appearance o£a park watered by numerous rivulets and ornamented with fine timbe
. Explorations and adventures in the wilds of Africa; . for him-self and his wife, and, having placed his goods under the care of oldKatchiba and two of his own men, he set out in January, 1864, with asmall number of attendants, to proceed to Karuma, the northern end ofKamrasis territory, which Speke and Grant had visited. The Shooa country, through which he passed, is very beautiful, con-sisting of mountains covered with fine forests trees, and picturesquelydotted over with villages. Several portions presented the appearance o£a park watered by numerous rivulets and ornamented with fine timber,while it was interspersed with rocks of granite, which at a distance lookedlike ruined castles. Here they found an abundance of food: fowls,butter, and goats were brought for sale. They had obtained the services of a slave woman called Bacheeta,belonging to Unyoro, and who, having learned Arabic, was likely toprove useful as an interpreter and guide. She, however, had no desireto return to her own country, and endeavored to mislead them, by taking. 68 IN A WILD COUNTRY. 69 them to the country of Rionga, an enemy of Kamrasi. FortunatelyMr. Baker detected her treachery, and he and his Turkish allies reachedthe Karuma Falls, close to the village of Atada. A number of Kamrasis people soon crossed the river to within parley-ing distance, when Bacheeta, as directed, explained that Spekes brotherhad arrived to pay Kamrasi a visit, and had brought him valuablepresents. Kamrasis people, however, showed considerable suspicion onseeing so many people, till Baker appeared dressed in a suit similar tothat worn by Speke, when they at once exhibited their welcome, bydancing and gesticulating with their lances and shields in the most ex-travagant manner. The party, however, were not allowed to cross tillpermission was obtained from Kamrasi. Trying- to Trade Wives. That very cautious and cowardly monarch sent his brother, who pre-tended to be Kamrasi himself, and for some time Baker was dece
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