From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . ugh the bush with hunting-knives, we at length struck the main road. It was a pleasant change to be once more treadinga beaten track, and we hurried along like horses whoseheads are turned towards home. When at last we reached the famous lava-fields,I felt that Herr Koch had by no means exaggeratedtheir beauty. A large stone-covered plain, partlyhidden by turf, resembling an English park or golfcourse, conjured up a scene of peculiar charm. Therock, which certainly bore some resemblanc
From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . ugh the bush with hunting-knives, we at length struck the main road. It was a pleasant change to be once more treadinga beaten track, and we hurried along like horses whoseheads are turned towards home. When at last we reached the famous lava-fields,I felt that Herr Koch had by no means exaggeratedtheir beauty. A large stone-covered plain, partlyhidden by turf, resembling an English park or golfcourse, conjured up a scene of peculiar charm. Therock, which certainly bore some resemblance to certainvolcanic formations, was composed of the same fer-ruginous laterite that I had seen in blocks of varioussizes in the neighbourhood of Molundu. In the furthest corner of this open space I foundnumerous spoors of both elephants and buffaloes. Itwas very late, close upon sunset, before the last of thecarriers reached camp. Our next days march brought us to the countryinhabited by the Bidjuks, one of those tribes that M MMI^ ifflrBJ^^ii 1 c .>;ii,c^w9#;j^iLi^«i P ^ 141. Meadowland near 142. Plantation near Yukaduma.
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