MOUNT LOaWEK. 83 slight stocks of earthquake which are felt here.

The shocks beginning here are felt far to the soiithsouth-east ; on the same day that there was a shock at Eegiaf one was felt at Dufli ; I experienced one near Fatiko, and Mr. Wilson one near Khor Ergugu, on the Uganda frontier. There is also some evidence that it was also felt at or near Ujiji, but that is not quite conclusive. On the slab of rock which forms the top I found a cross, " + 1850 " ; this had probably been cut by some of the unfortunate Eoman Catholic missionaries. Ismaein EfFendi had brought up a chisel and hammer, so not to disappoint him I cut F and the date. I have only been guilty of this indiscretion at one other place, on a large tree at Kerrie.

On my descent I visited Baker's table stone ; the pillar which supports it is clay, and is becoming smaller every year ; the people quite expect it to fall before long. I saw many natives here, among them old Sheikh Tembi, who has no pleasant remembrance of Baker, for he was wounded by a bullet from the Pasha's gun, and lamed for life.

The celebrated Gondokoro is about midway between Eegiaf and Lado, on the east side of the river, and just there the ISlile is divided by a large and beautiful island into two channels. Those who have read Baker's accounts of this place would be greatly surprised to see it now. It is now a sjnall station situated on a high bank near the river, and is G 2