Theclayeysoilformedbythedisintegrationofthemicaschistandtrapisthefavoritesoilforthecoffee；anditisonthesemountainsides，andotherspossessingasimilarredclaysoil，thatthisplanthaspropagateditselfsowidelyThemeadow-landsadjacenttotheSenzaandCoanzabeingunderlaidbythatmarlytufawhichaboundstowardthecoast，andcontainingthesameshells，showthat，previoustotheelevationofthatsideofthecountry，thisregionpossessedsomedeeply-indentedbays。
28THSEPTEMBER，KALUNGWEMBOWewerestillonthesamepathbywhichwehadcome，and，therebeingnomosquitoes，wecouldnowbetterenjoythesceneryRangesofhillsoccupybothsidesofourpath，andthefinelevelroadisadornedwithabeautifulredflowernamedBolcamariaThemarketsorsleeping-placesarewellsuppliedwithprovisionsbygreatnumbersofwomen，everyoneofwhomisseenspinningcottonwithaspindleanddistaff，exactlylikethosewhichwereinuseamongtheancientEgyptiansAwomanisscarcelyeverseengoingtothefields，thoughwithapotonherhead，achildonherback，andthehoeoverhershoulder，butsheisemployedinthisway。
Thecottonwasbroughttothemarketforsale，andIboughtapoundforapennyThiswasthepricedemanded，andprobablydoublewhattheyaskfromeachotherWesawthecottongrowingluxuriantlyallaroundthemarket-placesfromseedsdroppedaccidentally。
Itisseenalsoaboutthenativehuts，and，sofarasIcouldlearn，itwastheAmericancotton，soinfluencedbyclimateastobeperennial。
Wemetintheroadnativespassingwithbundlesofcops，orspindlesfullofcottonthread，andthesetheywerecarryingtootherpartstobewovenintoclothThewomenarethespinners，andthemenperformtheweavingEachwebisabout5feetlong，and15or18incheswide。