508 LETTERS TO DR. FELKIN.

quantity of salt of a superior quality is found there. ‘The Kakibi or Duéru forms the boundary between the Mueénge district of Unyoro, which les to the east, and the country of Mboga, lying to the west. Mboga is inhabited by a people speaking a language which appears to be only a dialect of the Kinyoro. To the west-north-west and north, Mboga is bounded by Leundi, a country which hes behind the mountains bordering on the Albert Lake. To the west I found a country inhabited by tribes which I take to be Iddio (A-Zande). I was told there was a large river to the south-west, on the banks of which there is a colony of Akka—called Balia by the Wanyoro. They, call themselves, however, in their own language, Betwa. I could give you a considerable amount of information concerning the light-coloured Wahuma from Mrili, and the Toru mountains, and about the Wakonjo, &c., but, for the present, what I have said must suffice. As soon as I have another opportunity, I will send you full particulars on these subjects.

The zoological, and especially the zoo-geographical, results which I have obtained during the last few months will, I hope, be of considerable importance. JI am sorry, however, that I have not the necessary text-books to help me to work out in detail all I have found.

By the same post I send to Professor Ratzel two papers for publication, and I have already sent to Gotha a complete map of my last Monbuttu journey, which will go to complete some of Junker’s work. JI have sent by the same opportunity one or two cases of preparations to England.* W<Apetal, April 17, 1887. To-morrow morning I am sending a courier to Unyoro with letters for Mr. Mackay, and I take the opportunity of sending you a few lines. On the oth of this month Mr. Mackay had the goodness to send me some English newspapers, from which I learn that it has been proposed to send us help. You can imagine yourself better than I can tell you that the heartfelt sympathy which has been expressed for me and my people in England, and the many friends we appear to have made, have * These have been received at the British Museum.