Africa . luow 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 wliich the cattle aresecured at night, and it is the usual form of house EQUATOKIAL LAKE REGIONS. 3i; throuo-lioiit Ugogo. ]Mpwapwa is a favourite halting-place,since it lies midway between the lake of Ugombo andthe desert of Marenga Mkali, another waterless tract oftliirty miles m width,
Africa . luow 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 wliich the cattle aresecured at night, and it is the usual form of house EQUATOKIAL LAKE REGIONS. 3i; throuo-lioiit Ugogo. ]Mpwapwa is a favourite halting-place,since it lies midway between the lake of Ugombo andthe desert of Marenga Mkali, another waterless tract oftliirty miles m width, wliich 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 Httle 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 passingthrough 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 GEOGEAPIIY AND TEAVEL. themselves the veriest cowards. The tribute they levy isuot 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 cliieftainships, 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 wiie,gourd snuff-boxes, and a variety of other articles. Theirhair or wool is twisted
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