. Travels in the coastlands of British East Africa and the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba; their agricultural resources and general characteristics . rtly afterwards,to my relief, the guides struck inland across gentlyundulating grassy downs with scattered clumps of bush,everything appearing to us very green and luxuriant afterso much marching over sand and rock. As we proceededI obtained occasional glimpses of the Port Durnford estuary,a fine wide bay apparently running for some distance last, at 11 , we reached the yillage of Burkau a littlebejond the clumj) of casuarina trees.
. Travels in the coastlands of British East Africa and the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba; their agricultural resources and general characteristics . rtly afterwards,to my relief, the guides struck inland across gentlyundulating grassy downs with scattered clumps of bush,everything appearing to us very green and luxuriant afterso much marching over sand and rock. As we proceededI obtained occasional glimpses of the Port Durnford estuary,a fine wide bay apparently running for some distance last, at 11 , we reached the yillage of Burkau a littlebejond the clumj) of casuarina trees. IX EAST AFRICA 449 Burkau I found to be an ordinary Watiku village exactl)-resembling those already seen. It is situated on the shores ofthe estuary, and contains about one hundred and fifty own a few head of cattle, which they purchase from theSomalis, and also have a good many goats and Waze came out to meet me and escorted me to theBaraza, where I handed them Mze Saifs letter and explainedthe object of my journey, the head-man promising to come andsee me later on. Not finding a suitable place in the \-illage,. FIRST VIEW OK IORT DURXFORD ESTLARY. w hich appeared poor and dirt}-, I fixed my camp near a water-hole a little distance off. The dhow with our supplies arrived earl)- in the afternoon,and I arranged with the captain for him to return at once toKionga to bring up the remainder, as well as some furthersupplies, which were to have been sent up b}- Mr. Rogers. Ipromised him an extra present if he returned quickl}-. Ire-packed all the loads brought up, leaving fourteen and a halfbags of rice and fish to be sent on by the porters I hoped to G G 450 TRAVELS IN EAST AFRICA CHAP obtain here. I was still busy over this when the head-manarrived, bringing with him a sheep as a present. I asked himfor porters to carry these extra loads ; I only wanted them forone day or two, as I proposed making a camp about twodays march ahead, and then sending my
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