A MOUNTAIN PASS. 125 we had a splendid marcli over the Lorola mountain passes to Kederu. For a short time we marched due west, and then quickly ascended the pass, north and north-west being our direction for the remainder of the march. We had to cross fifteen mountain streams, many of them being very pretty, dashing through ravines, and over great rocks, which made the streams descend in picturesque waterfalls. No animals or birds were to be seen,t but the air seemed to be alive with all kinds of insects, and gorgeous butterflies fluttered hither and thither in the bright sunshine. The hills were well wooded, and noble masses of rock jutted out against the deep blue sky ; indeed it would be difiicult to find more beautiful scenery than that through which we then passed. The rocks were granite and metamorphic, but chiefly grey granite ; the highest point in the pass was 2400 feet above sea-level, the summit of the hills being 600 or 700 feet higher. Near each stream we passed, bamboos {Bamhusa ahjssinica) were growing, a fact deserving notice, as I had not seen them in the more central district.

Kederu is not a large place, but is very pleasantly situated amongst the hills. A party of armed men met us a short distance from the village, and welcomed us with volley after volley, firing off their guns in all directions ; some of the wadding struck the ground just under our feet. This is a most