TheAlbertN’yanzalaydistantabouttwentymilesonthewest，inthedeepbasinwhichcharacterizesthisextraordinarysheetofwater。
Immensevolumesofcloudroseintheearlymorningfromthevalleywhichmarkedthecourseofthelake，astheevaporationfromthegreatsurfaceofwatercondensedintomist，whenitrosetothecooleratmosphereoftheplateau1，500feetabovethelevel。
TheproposaloffarmingdidnotappeartopleaseKabbaRega。Itwasexplainedthatthemenwerenotaccustomedtolabourinthefields，asagriculturalworkwasperformedbythewomen，allofwhomwerenowabsentandengagedinpreparingtheirownland。
AlthoughMasindiwasalargetown，Iwasstruckbytheabsenceoffemales。TheonlywomenthatIsawweretwo，oneofwhomwastheprettywifeofUmbogothedragoman。Ithasalreadybeenexplained，thattheabsenceofwomengenerallydenoteshostility，butastherainyseasonnecessitatedhardwork，Iacceptedtheexplanation。
ThecornforthesupplyofMasindiwasbroughtfromadistanceoftwodays’journey，andnumbersofpeopleweredailyemployedingoingtoandfroforthegeneralprovisionsofthestation。