Africa . THE PELELE. VALLEY OF THE SHIR& 359 islands and infested by crocodiles, flows through anarrow valley, rapidly descending, by means of its cata-racts, from the uplands to the low-lying plains the lake downwards, for about fifty miles, to a placenamed Pimbe, the upper Shire is navigable by the littlesteamer launched by Mr. Young; beyond that a series ofconsiderable falls, amongst which the last, or Mamwira(Murchison) is the finest, follow in quick successionwithin a distance of thirty-five miles. The whole fallfrom the upper to the lower Shira is as much as 1200feet, and thro
Africa . THE PELELE. VALLEY OF THE SHIR& 359 islands and infested by crocodiles, flows through anarrow valley, rapidly descending, by means of its cata-racts, from the uplands to the low-lying plains the lake downwards, for about fifty miles, to a placenamed Pimbe, the upper Shire is navigable by the littlesteamer launched by Mr. Young; beyond that a series ofconsiderable falls, amongst which the last, or Mamwira(Murchison) is the finest, follow in quick successionwithin a distance of thirty-five miles. The whole fallfrom the upper to the lower Shira is as much as 1200feet, and throughout its entire course the river rushesfoaming along like a mill-race. The lower Shira, whichsoon becomes navigable, flows through a marshy district,and is here joined by the river Euo, which rises in theMilanje slopes. Above its junction with the Euo itcrosses the great morass known as the Nyanja Mukulu,or Elephant Marsh, on account of the large number ofthese animals frequenting it. Here also both
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