456 LETTERS TO DR. SCHWEINFURTH.

Junker’s disclosures quoted above. ‘To judge from information I have received from some of our men who came from the south, it seems that Junker’s Kibi must be considered as only a tributary of the true Kibali, and that the latter river comes from the south-east; probably, therefore, from the mountains on the western shore of the Albert Lake. From the north-east it receives the waters of two other important tributaries besides the Dongu and Kibi. I send you this as an on dit, with all reserve, and put off its verification to a future occasion. : The Logo tribes, whose language is allied to that of the Madi, are still somewhat troublesome, for my stations there are of recent origin, but there is nothing to prevent journeys being made among them. ‘Travelling in this country is by no means so difficult in any respect as is usually supposed. Of course hardships are not absent, and one often gets wet, but that is very pleasant in hot weather. J have long wondered that no sportsmen have yet strayed this way, for we could show them all kinds of animals. But they would have to bring provisions with them, for Huropeans generally turn up their noses at our durrah pancake (/isra), though it is very good, when one has learned to appreciate it, and particularly when one has not had any for some time.

Lav6, October 19, 1883.

Here we are again in our old headquarters, but in what a state! I have been very ill lately, and I scarcely expected to recover; it appears, however, that my mission here is not yet at an end, so I will set my shoulder to the wheel again. My men are still in the Dinka district, where no further disturbances have yet occurred, and so, I hope, order will be re-established in a very short time without unnecessary bloodshed. ‘The rest of the province is quite quiet, thank God! and it is being worked so steadily that I reckon on a disposable surplus of about £12,000 sterling at the end of the year. Of course the steamer has not yet come, though I urgently requested that it might be sent at the end of August. All our stores are of course quite exhausted, and we are vegetating, so to speak, from day to day, and hoping for better