Africa . canthrow upwards of fifty yards with force and go about like superior beings among the villagers,openly telling them that their crops and herds will beplundered whenever they think fit. At Mpwapwa thefirst temhe was seen. This is a habitation forming a squareof double walls round a pen in which the cattle aresecured at night, and it is the usual form of house EQUATORIAL LAKE REGIONS. 313 throughout Ugogo. Mpwapwa is a favourite halting-place,since it lies midway between the lake of Ugombo andthe desert of Marenga Mkali, another waterless tract ofthirty miles in width, w
Africa . canthrow upwards of fifty yards with force and go about like superior beings among the villagers,openly telling them that their crops and herds will beplundered whenever they think fit. At Mpwapwa thefirst temhe was seen. This is a habitation forming a squareof double walls round a pen in which the cattle aresecured at night, and it is the usual form of house EQUATORIAL LAKE REGIONS. 313 throughout Ugogo. Mpwapwa is a favourite halting-place,since it lies midway between the lake of Ugombo andthe desert of Marenga Mkali, another waterless tract ofthirty miles in width, which lies on the other side of themountains. The Marenga Mkali is a high sandy plain,separating the Usagara mountain edge from the easternborder of the country of Ugogo, over which are scattered anumber of little granite hills, many of them conicalin form; but the country is intersected by many beds ofperiodical streams, and Cameron was of opinion that watermight be got by digging. The Wagogo are reputed. NATIVE OF UGOGO. thieves and extortioners, and since the caravans in passing-through their country are dependent entirely upon themfor food and water, they bully and fleece those who are attheir mercy ; before a strong party, however, they show 314 COMPENDIUM OF GEOGRAPHY AND TRAVEL. themselves the Veriest cowards. The tribute they levy isnot altogether unjust, for without their services in keepingthe watering-places in repair it would be impossible totraverse this region in the dry season—the best time fortravelling. Ugogo extends over about 100 miles square, andis divided into numerous independent chieftainships, in eachof which tribute has to be paid in passing. The Wagogoare easily distinguished from other tribes by their customof piercing the ears and enlarging the lobes to such anextent that they frequently descend to the wear in them pieces of wood, earrings of brass wire,gourd snuff-boxes, and a variety of other articles. Theirhair or wool is twisted i
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