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Title: A naturalist in Mid-Africa: being an account of a journey to the Mountains of the Moon and Tanganyika
Year: 1890 (1890s)
Authors: Elliot, G. F. Scott (George Francis Scott), 1862-1934
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: London A.D. Innes & Co.
Contributing Library: Field Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: The Field Museum's Africa Council

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his form (BJiinoceros Homewoudi /)has been reported from the German Territory tothe south-east of the Victoria Nyanza—practically,it appears, the same country as Karagwe—and itis possible that I was mistaken. Other game is very rare. I once saw a troop ofzebras, and on two or three occasions we cameacross hartebeest. • Guinea-fowl were curiouslycommon near the plantations at Kibwera andKakaruka. I saw one Hock, which must havecontained at least a hundred, and Bobby for oncemade himself useful by rushing in and barking.They took refuge in the trees, and were sooccupied in gloating over his futile wrath, thatI had no difficulty in getting as many as Iwished. The little lake which Speke called Windermereis one of the pleasantest spots that I have seenanywhere. It lies amongst some very steep hills,and its surface is dotted with two or threebeautiful little islands. Kajetis capital lies onthe banks of a,, wooded ravine to the south-eastcorner, and there are several small valleys and
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* KARAGWE. 251 banana plantations at various points round it.The hills, however, are grassy and rather bareand arid looking. A narrow gorge leads out of the lake into a verywide fiat valley, which is bounded in the distanceby a line of blue hills, really the limit or water-shed of the Kagera. This valley is broken byirregular lakes and marshy lagoons; as to thenumber and position of which I could not obtaina definite idea. It seemed, however, certain thatthe Kagera river has a distinct course of its own,and that these lakes lead into it without being onthe main course of the river. After leaving Kajetis capital, we passed overthe hills by Kibwera to within a short distance ofUriji, which was quite clearly visible, and is alake of much the same appearance as Winder-mere, though much bigger; then, turning up aninterminable Hat thorn-covered valley, in whichwere numerous wild pig, we at last reachedKakaruka. This is a small colony under a chief who isnominally, but not really, under Kaje

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