Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . wide-awakes on their heads. They had a longconversation with their men about the wonderful things they had all , who took a great fancy to Dr. Kirk, offered him permission toselect any part of the country he might choose for the establishment ofan English colony. Indeed, there is sufficient uncultivated ground onthe cool unpeopled highlands for a very large Tribe o
Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . wide-awakes on their heads. They had a longconversation with their men about the wonderful things they had all , who took a great fancy to Dr. Kirk, offered him permission toselect any part of the country he might choose for the establishment ofan English colony. Indeed, there is sufficient uncultivated ground onthe cool unpeopled highlands for a very large Tribe of Cattle Stealers. The Makololo are apt to get into trouble by their propensity to stealcattle; for if their marauding is sanctioned by the chief, they do not lookupon it as dishonorable. The expedition left Sesheke on the 17th of September, i860, convoyedby Pitsane and Leshore. Pitsane was directed to form a hedge roundthe garden at the falls on his way. When navigating the river, the canoe-men kept close to the bank during the day for fear of being upset by thehippopotami, but at night, when those animals are found near the shore,they sailed down the middle of the stream. The canoes were wretched,. (182) AFLOAT ON THE RIVER ZAMBESI. 3 83 and a strong wind blew against them, but their Batoka boatmen man-aged them with great dexterity. Some of these men accompanied theexpedition the whole way to the sea. On their passage down the river, in approaching Kariba Rapids, theycame upon a herd of upwards of thirty hippopotami. The canoe-menwere afraid of venturing among them, asserting that there was sure to bean ill-tempered one who would take a malignant pleasure in upsettingthe canoes. Several boys on the rocks were amusing themselves bythrowing stones at the frightened animals. One was shot, its body float-ing down the current. A man hailed them from the bank, advising themto let him pray to the Kariba gods that they might have a safe passage?down the rapids, for, without his assi
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