AfterleavingCabangoonthe21st，wecrossedseverallittlestreamsrunningintotheChihomboonourleft，andinoneofthemIsawtreeferns`Cyatheadregei’forthefirsttimeinAfrica。
Thetrunkwasaboutfourfeethighandteninchesindiameter。
Wesawalsograsstreesoftwovarieties，which，indamplocalities，hadattainedaheightoffortyfeetOncrossingtheChihombo，whichwedidabouttwelvemilesaboveCabango，wefounditwaist-deepandrapid。
WeweredelightedtoseetheevidencesofbuffaloandhippopotamionitsbanksAssoonaswegotawayfromthetrackoftheslave-traders，themorekindlyspiritofthesouthernBalondaappeared，foranoldmanbroughtalargepresentoffoodfromoneofthevillages，andvolunteeredtogoasguidehimselfThepeople，however，ofthenumerousvillageswhichwepassedalwaysmadeeffortstodetainus，thattheymighthavealittletradeinthewayoffurnishingoursuppers。
Atonevillage，indeed，theywouldnotshowusthepathatallunlessweremainedatleastadaywiththemHavingrefused，wetookapathinthedirectionweoughttogo，butitledusintoaninextricablethicketReturningtothevillageagain，wetriedanotherfootpathinasimilardirection，butthisledusintoanequallyimpassableandtracklessforestWewerethusforcedtocomebackandremainInthefollowingmorningtheyputusintheproperpath，whichinafewhoursledusthroughaforestthatwouldotherwisehavetakenusdaystopenetrate。