WehadnotyetgotaclearideaofthenatureofTalaMungongo。
AgentlemanofCassangedescribeditasarangeofveryhighmountains，whichitwouldtakefourhourstoclimb；so，thoughtherainandgrasshadwettedusmiserably，andIwassufferingfromanattackoffevergotwhileobservingbynightforthepositionofCassange，IeagerlycommencedtheascentThepathwassteepandslippery；
deepgorgesappearoneachsideofit，leavingbutanarrowpathalongcertainspursofthesierraforthetraveler；butweaccomplishedtheascentinanhour，andwhenthere，foundwehadjustgotontoatable-landsimilartothatwehadleftbeforeweenteredthegreatQuangovalley。
WehadcomeamongloftytreesagainOneofthese，bearingafruitaboutthesizeofathirty-twopounder，isnamedMononga-zambi。
Wetookaglancebacktothisvalley，whichequalsthatoftheMississippiinfertility，andthoughtofthevastmassofmaterialwhichhadbeenscoopedoutandcarriedawayinitsformationThisnaturallyledtoreflectiononthecountlessagesrequiredforthepreviousformationanddepositionofthatsamematerialclayshale，thenoftherocks，whoseabrasionformedTHAT，untilthemindgrewgiddyinattemptingtoascendthestepswhichleadupthroughaportionoftheeternitybeforemanThedifferentepochsofgeologyarelikelandmarksinthatotherwiseshorelessseaOurownepoch，orcreation，isbutanotheraddedtothenumberofthatwonderfulserieswhichpresentsagranddisplayofthemightypowerofGod：