ORIGIN OF THE LAKE. 171 think it more than probable that formerly a large stream may have made its way from the south upon the high plateau between the two ranges to east and west of the lake, so that its erosive action, combined with that of inundations, heavy rains, cavingin, and the influence of sun and weather, are quite sufficient to account for the result. ‘The geological formation of both ranges is the same; their altitudes differ but little, and the terrace-like formation of their descent lakewards is in each ease exactly alike. The final decision will, of course, depend upon the examination of the shores, and especially of the rivers which empty their waters into the lake on the south— work to which I hope shortly to direct my attention.

Shortly after noon, we saw at the head of a wide crescentshaped bay, three large villages, all of which are built on the outlying ridges close to the foot of the hills behind; we cast anchor off the southernmost of these, at about fifty yards from land, but as the anchorage gave no shelter whatever against wind and weather, we had to hold off shore during the day, and at night to go out into deep water. As soon as we anchored, a number of people appeared on shore laden with thin beams of wood—material for firing—but they were agreeably surprised when we told them we did not require it, and only asked for some chips for our kitchen. Some of Kabréga’s people who had accompanied me from Wadelai, and were bound for home, had meanwhile disembarked. ‘Their leader, Msige, now came back on board, along with the chief of the place, Kagoro, who is a stalwart and very dark-skinned fellow, with smooth shaven head, and was clad in the indispensable clean-looking ox-hide, above which he had a piece of new bark cloth, and in his hand the long staff of authority which marks the Wanyoro chief. Kagoro bore himself with much dignity, and made a favourable impression upon me. After we had exchanged the usual compliments with each other, and he had placed his district at my entire service— as the old friend of Kabréga, I am held in high esteem by the Wanydro—we landed together, and sent a messenger to Kabréga, with dispatches for the post to Uganda.

Having expressed a wish to live on shore during the period of my stay in this place, I immediately had the offer of any