148 UGANDA AND THE EGYPTIAN SOUDAN.

but it is impossible to say to what depth it extends.

As far as can be ascertained, there are no sedimentary rocks in Uganda, and no metal except iron is known to exist.

Several tribes are to be found in Uganda, living in different districts or scattered through the country.

The most important tribe, in every respect, is that of the Waganda, with whom may be classed the islanders (Basesse) who inhabit the islands along the coast of Uganda, as they come of the same stock, and speak a dialect of the same language. They are pure Negroes, with dark chocolate-coloured skins, and short woolly hair. The men are rather above the average height, well made and powerful, and the women when young are often good-looking, with small neat hands and feet.

The Wahuma, who come next in importance, are a singular race; under the names of Watusi and Wahuma, they are found scattered throughout Eastern Central Africa, from the equator to the seventh parallel of south latitude. As Speke has shown, they are probably descended from the original inhabitants of Abyssinia. They are a tall, fine race, with handsome oval faces, thin lips, and straight noses. Their women are particularly handsomelooking, and are highly valued as wives by the Waganda chiefs. Wherever met with, the Wahuma are the herdsmen of the country, living chiefly on milk and flesh, and but rarely cultivating the ground, and