TheremainderoftheKebrabasapath，ontoChicova，wasclosetothecompressedandrockyriver。Rangesofloftytree-coveredmountains，withdeepnarrowvalleys，inwhicharedrywatercourses，orflowingrivulets，stretchfromthenorth-west，andareprolongedontheoppositesideoftheriverinasouth-easterlydirection。Lookingback，themountainsceneryinKebrabasawasmagnificent；conspicuousfromtheirformandsteepsides，arethetwogiganticportalsofthecataract；thevastforestsstillworetheirmanybrilliantautumnal-
colouredtintsofgreen，yellow，red，purple，andbrown，thrownintoreliefbythegreybarkofthetrunksinthebackground。Amongthesevariegatedtreesweresomeconspicuousfortheirnewliveryoffreshlight-greenleaves，asthoughthewinterofotherswastheirspring。
Thebrightsunshineinthesemountainforests，andtheever-changingformsofthecloudshadows，glidingoverportionsofthesurface，addedfreshcharmstoscenesalreadysurpassinglybeautiful。
FromwhatwehaveseenoftheKebrabasarocksandrapids，itappearstooevidentthattheymustalwaysformabarriertonavigationattheordinarylowwateroftheriver；buttheriseofthewaterinthisgorgebeingasmuchaseightyfeetperpendicularly，itisprobablethatasteamermightbetakenupathighflood，whenalltherapidsaresmoothedover，torunontheUpperZambesi。Themostformidablecataractinit，Morumbwa，hasonlyabouttwentyfeetoffall，inadistanceofthirtyyards，anditmustentirelydisappearwhenthewaterstandseightyfeethigher。ThoseoftheMakololowhoworkedonboardtheshipwerenotsorryatthesteamerbeingleftbelow，astheyhadbecomeheartilytiredofcuttingthewoodthattheinsatiablefurnaceofthe\"Asthmatic\"required。Mbia，whowasabitofawag，laughinglyexclaimedinbrokenEnglish，\"Oh，Kebrabasagood，verygood；noletshippeeuptoSekeletu，toomucheework，cutteewoodyee，cutteewoodyee:Kebrabasagood。”Itiscurrentlyreported，andcommonlybelieved，thatonceuponatimeaPortuguesenamedJosePedra，——bythenativescalledNyamatimbira，——chief，orcapitaomor，ofZumbo，amanoflargeenterpriseandsmallhumanity，——
beinganxioustoascertainifKebrabasacouldbenavigated，madetwoslavesfasttoacanoe，andlauncheditfromChicovaintoKebrabasa，inordertoseeifitwouldcomeoutattheotherend。Asneitherslavesnorcanoeeverappearedagain，hisExcellencyconcludedthatKebrabasawasunnavigable。Atraderhadalargecanoesweptawaybyasuddenriseoftheriver，anditwasfoundwithoutdamagebelow；