andtheresidenceofthepeoplehereisintendedtosecuresafetyforthemselvesandtheirgardensfromtheirenemies；thereisplentyofgarden-groundoutsidethehills；heretheyareobligedtomakepitfallstoprotectthegrainagainstthehippopotami。
　　Astheseanimalshadnotbeendisturbedbyguns，theywereremarkablytame，andtooknonoticeofourpassingWeagainsawnumbersofyoungones，notmuchlargerthanterrierdogs，sittingonthenecksoftheirdams，thelittlesaucy-lookingheadscockingupbetweentheoldone’sears；
　　astheybecomealittleoldertheysitonthewithersNeedingmeat，weshotafull-growncow，andfound，aswehadoftendonebefore，thefleshtobeverymuchlikeporkTheheightofthisanimalwas4feet10inches，andfromthepointofthenosetotherootofthetail10feet6Theyseemquarrelsome，forbothmalesandfemalesarefoundcoveredwithscars，andyoungmalesareoftenkilledbytheelderones：
　　wemetaninstanceofthisnearthefalls。
　　Wecametoagreatmanylittlevillagesamongthehills，asiftheinhabitantshadreasontohidethemselvesfromtheobservationoftheirenemies。
　　Whiledetainedcuttingupthehippopotamus，IascendedahillcalledMabueasulastonessmellbadly，and，thoughnotthehighestinsight，itwascertainlynot100feetlowerthanthemostelevated。
　　Theboiling-pointofwatershowedittobeabout900feetabovetheriver，whichwasofthelevelofLinyantiThesehillsseemedtomymenofprodigiousaltitude，fortheyhadbeenaccustomedtoant-hillsonly。
　　Thementionofmountainsthatpiercedthecloudsmadethemdrawintheirbreathandholdtheirhandstotheirmouths。
　　AndwhenItoldthemthattheirpreviousdescriptionofTabacheuhadledmetoexpectsomethingofthesort，Ifoundthattheideaofacloud-cappedmountainhadneverenteredintotheirheads。
　　Themountainscertainlylookhigh，fromhavingabruptsides；
　　butIhadrecognizedthefactbythepointofebullitionofwater，thattheyareofaconsiderablyloweraltitudethanthetopoftheridgewehadleftTheyconstitute，infact，asortoflowfringeontheoutsideoftheeasternridge，exactlyastheapparentlyhighmountainsofAngolaGolungoAltoformanouterlowfringetothewesternridge。
　　Iwasmuchstruckbythesimilarityofconformationandnatureoftherocksonbothsidesofthecontinent；butthereisadifferenceinthestructureofthesubtendingridges，asmaybeunderstoodbytheannexedidealgeologicalsection。
　　[TheASCIIeditioncannotincludethedrawingofthecross-section，butthecommentsareincludedinfullAL。，1997。]
　　TRAPWithmodernshells，andsimilartothosenowfoundintheseaadjacent，withstronglymagneticironore。
　　MICASCHISTDippingEast。
　　SANDSTONElikethatofEastAfricaTherocksPungoAndongoofPungoAndongoareaconglomerateofroundedshingleinRocks4000feetamatrixofsandstone，andstandonhorizontalsandstone，onwhichfossilpalmsappear。
　　CTUFAANDTRAPInLonda，thebottomofthevalleyE2500feetisformedofferruginousconglomerateonthesurface；
　　NLakeNgamihardenedsandstone，withmadreporeholes，Tbanksofgravel，andoccasionallytrap；
　　Rsouthof12Degrees，largepatchesofsoftATUFAcalcareoustufa，withpebblesofjasper，Lagates，&c。，lieonvarioushorizontaltraps，amygdaloidswithanalamiandmesotype，whichisPburstthroughbybasalticrocksforminghills，LandshowingthatthebottomofthevalleyARADIATEDZEOLITEconsistsofoldsilurianschists；
　　TtherearealsovariousgraniticrocksEcroppingthroughthetrap。
　　UBASALTICROCKSAugiticporphyryandbasalt，。withtufaoverit。
　　PlaceofGreatCataract。
　　MICASCHISTWhitemicaschistdippingwest，andgneiss。
　　MICASCHISTWhitemicaschistandwhitemarble。
　　HilltopsTRAPHotfountain；conicalhillsofigneousrocks，4000feetcontainingmuchmica。
　　Bottoms3500feet。
　　MICASCHISTPinkmarbledolomite，onhillsofmicaschist，ofvariouscolours，withtrap，schorlingneiss，kyaniteordisthenegneissosemicaintheschist。
　　1500ftCOALINSANDSTONESpecularandmagneticirononvariousigneousrocks；finelylaminatedporphyry；
　　granite；hotfountain。
　　Sandstoneoverlyingcoal；trapdykes；
　　syeniticporphyrydykes；blackvesiculartrap，penetratinginthinveinstheclayshaleofthecountry，convertingitintoporcellanite，andpartiallycrystallizingthecoalOnthissandstoneliefossilpalms，andconiferoustreesconvertedintosilica，asonasimilarrockinAngola。
　　COMPACTSILICEOUSSCHIST。
　　IGNEOUSROCKSTrappeanrocks，withhotfountain。
　　CALCAREOUSTUFAArkose，orgraniticgrit，withmodernshellscoveredbycalcareoustufa。
　　ghtsaregivenasanapproximationobtainedfromobservingtheboilingpointofwater，theyaredrawnonascaleof1/10ofaninchper1000feetinaltitudeThesectionisnecessarilyexaggeratedinlongitude，asitwastraversedindifferentlatitudes，thewesternsidebeingin8d-12d，theeastern
　　Wecanseefromthishillfivedistinctranges，ofwhichBolengoisthemostwesterly，andKomangaisthemosteasterly。
　　ThesecondisnamedSekonkamena，andthethirdFunze。
　　Verymanyconicalhillsappearamongthem，andtheyaregenerallycoveredwithtreesOntheirtopswehavebeautifulwhitequartzrocks，andsomehaveacappingofdolomiteOnthewestofthesecondrangewehavegreatmassesofkyaniteordisthene，andontheflanksofthethirdandfourthagreatdealofspecularironorewhichismagnetic，andcontainingaverylargepercentageofthemetalThesidesoftheserangesaregenerallyveryprecipitous，andtherearerivuletsbetweenwhicharenotperennialManyofthehillshavebeenraisedbygranite，exactlylikethatoftheKalomoDikesofthisgranitemaybeseenthrustingupimmensemassesofmicaschistandquartzorsandstoneschist，andmakingthestratafoldoverthemoneachside，asclotheshunguponalineTheuppermoststratumisalwaysdolomiteorbrightwhitequartz。
　　Semalembueintendedthatweshouldgoalittletothenortheast，andpassthroughthepeoplecalledBabimpe，andwesawsomeofthatpeople，whoinvitedustocomethatwayonaccountofitsbeingsmoother；
　　but，feelinganxioustogetbacktotheZambesiagain，wedecidedtocrossthehillstowarditsconfluencewiththeKafue。
　　Thedistance，whichinastraightlineisbutsmall，occupiedthreedays。
　　Theprecipitousnatureofthesidesofthismassofhillsknockeduptheoxenandforcedustoslaughtertwo，oneofwhich，averylargeone，andornamentedwithupwardofthirtypiecesofitsownskindetachedandhangingdown，SekeletuhadwishedustotaketothewhitepeopleasaspecimenofhiscattleWesawmanyelephantsamongthehills，andmymenranoffandkilledthreeWhenwecametothetopoftheouterrangeofthehillswehadagloriousview。
　　AtashortdistancebelowuswesawtheKafue，wendingawayoveraforest-cladplaintotheconfluence，andontheothersideoftheZambesi，beyondthat，layalongrangeofdarkhillsAlineoffleecycloudsappearedlyingalongthecourseofthatriverattheirbaseTheplainbelowus，attheleftoftheKafue，hadmorelargegameonitthananywhereelseIhadseeninAfricaHundredsofbuffaloesandzebrasgrazedontheopenspaces，andtherestoodlordlyelephantsfeedingmajestically，nothingmovingapparentlybuttheproboscisIwishedthatIhadbeenabletotakeaphotographofascenesoseldombeheld，andwhichisdestined，asgunsincrease，topassawayfromearthWhenwedescendedwefoundalltheanimalsremarkablytameTheelephantsstoodbeneaththetrees，fanningthemselveswiththeirlargeears，asiftheydidnotseeusat200or300yardsdistanceThenumberofanimalswasquiteastonishing，andmademethinkthathereIcouldrealizeanimageofthattimewhenMegatheriafedundisturbedintheprimevalforests。
　　Wesawgreatnumbersofred-coloredpigs`Potamochoerus’
　　standinggazingatusinwonderThepeopleliveonthehills，and，havingnoguns，seldomdisturbthegameTheyhaveneverbeenvisited，evenbyhalf-castes；butBabisatradershavecomeoccasionally。
　　ContinuousrainskeptusforsometimeonthebanksoftheChiponga，andherewewereunfortunateenoughtocomeamongthetsetse。
　　MrJNGray，oftheBritishMuseum，haskindlyobligedmewithadrawingoftheinsect，withtheravagesofwhichIhaveunfortunatelybeentoofamiliarFordescription，seep94-96[Chapter4Paragraphs16-20]。
　　No1istheinsectsomewhatsmallerthanlife，fromthespecimenhavingcontractedindrying；theyarealittlelargerthanthecommonhouse-fly。
　　No2istheinsectmagnified；andNo3showsthemagnifiedproboscisandpoison-bulbattheroot。*
　　*Unfortunately，theseillustrationscannotbepresentedinthisASCIItext。
　　Fortunately，informationontheTsetseisnolongerdifficulttofind。
　　The“somewhatsmallerthanlife“drawingisabout1cmfromheadtotail，notincludingwingsorproboscisAL。，1997。
　　Wetriedtoleaveonemorning，buttheraincomingonafreshbroughtustoastand，andafterwaitinganhour，wettotheskin，wewerefaintoretraceourstepstoourshedsTheserainswerefromtheeast，andthecloudsmightbeseenonthehillsexactlyasthe“Table-cloth“onTableMountainThiswasthefirstwettingwehadgotsinceweleftSesheke，forIhadgainedsomeexperienceintraveling。
　　InLondawebravedtherain，and，asIdespisedbeingcarriedinourfrequentpassagethroughrunningwater，Iwasprettyconstantlydrenched；
　　butnow，whenwesawastormcoming，weinvariablyhalted。
　　Themensoonpulledgrasssufficienttomakealittleshelterforthemselvesbyplacingitonabush，and，havinggotmycamp-stoolandumbrella，withalittlegrassundermyfeet，Ikeptmyselfperfectlydry。
　　Wealsolightedlargefires，andthemenwerenotchilledbystreamsofwaterrunningdowntheirpersons，andabstractingtheheat，astheywouldhavebeenhadtheybeenexposedtotherain。
　　Whenitwasovertheywarmedthemselvesbythefires，andwetraveledoncomfortablyTheeffectofthiscarewas，thatwehadmuchlesssicknessthanwithasmallerpartyinjourneyingtoLoandaAnotherimprovementmadefrommyexperiencewasavoidinganentirechangeofdietIngoingtoLoandaItooklittleornoEuropeanfood，inordernottoburdenmymenandmakethemlosespirit，buttrustedentirelytowhatmightbegotbythegunandtheliberalityoftheBalonda；butonthisjourneyItooksomeflourwhichhadbeenleftinthewagon，withsomegotontheisland，andbakedmyownbreadallthewayinanextemporaneousovenmadebyaninvertedpotWiththeseprecautions，aided，nodoubt，bythegreaterhealthinessofthedistrictoverwhichwepassed，Ienjoyedperfecthealth。
　　WhenwelefttheChipongoonthe30thwepassedamongtherangeofhillsonourleft，whicharecomposedofmicaandclayslate。
　　Atthebottomwefoundaforestoflargesilicifiedtrees，alllyingasiftheelevationoftherangehadmadethemfallawayfromit，andtowardtheriverAnordinary-sizedtreestandingonend，measured22inchesindiameter：therewere12laminaetotheinch。
　　Theseareeasilycounted，becausethereisusuallyascaleofpuresilicabetweeneach，whichhasnotbeensomuchaffectedbytheweatherastherestoftheringitself：theedgesoftheringsthusstandoutplainlyMrQuekett，havingkindlyexaminedsomespecimens，findsthatitis“silicifiedCONIFEROUSWOODoftheARAUCARIANtype；
　　andthenearestalliedwoodthatheknowsofisthatfound，alsoinafossilstate，inNewSouthWales。”ThenumbersoflargegamewerequiteastonishingIneversawelephantssotameasthoseneartheChiponga：theystoodclosetoourpathwithoutbeingtheleastafraid。
　　Thisisdifferentfromtheirconductwheretheyhavebeenaccustomedtoguns，fortheretheytakealarmatthedistanceofamile，andbegintorunifashotisfiredevenatalongerdistanceMymenkilledanotherhere，andrewardedthevillagersoftheChipongafortheirliberalityinmealbyloadingthemwithfleshWespentanightatabaobab，whichwashollow，andwouldholdtwentymeninsideIthadbeenusedasalodging-housebytheBabisa。
　　AsweapproachednearertheZambesi，thecountrybecamecoveredwithbroad-leavedbushes，prettythicklyplanted，andwehadseveraltimestoshouttoelephantstogetoutofourwayAtanopenspace，aherdofbuffaloescametrottinguptolookatouroxen，anditwasonlybyshootingonethatImadethemretreat。