Onthe20thwemarched，from6A。M。till9。45，throughundulatingforest，andhalteduponhighground，whichcommandedafineviewofthemountainthatbordersthewestshoreoftheAlbertN’yanza，oppositeMagungo，aboutfifty-fivemilesS。S。W。Fromourelevatedpointwelookeddownoverafineextentofcountry，andtheFatikonativespointedoutthecourseoftheWhiteNilefromthegreatlake，alongwhichwasalineofsmoke，caused，accordingtotheiraccounts，bythefishermenwhowereatthisseasonburningthehighreedsontheriver’sbank。
Thenativeswerethoroughlyconversantwiththecountry，astheyhadonseveraloccasionsaccompaniedtheslave-huntersinrazziasalongtherivertoFoquatchandMagungo。Justaswehalted，apartyofUmirohunterscameacrossourpath，butimmediatelytooktoflight，astheysupposedwewereenemies。
Theday’smarchhadbeenthirteenmiles，andwewererequestedbyourguide，Shooli，tohaltforthenight，astherewasnowaterforaconsiderabledistancetothesouth。
Iimmediatelyemployedthesoldiersintheconstructionofacattlekraal，lesttheprowlingUmiroshouldendeavourtoscaretheanimalsduringthenight。
On21stMarchwestartedat6A。M。，andmarchedthirteenmilesthroughforest。Weatlengthreachedwater，butitwassothickwithmudthatthehorsesrefusedtodrinkit。