At the falls of Simbi the native chief Tamwe had a couple of hundred men ready, when we arrived, to haul us up. The natives at this place were very kind — probably because they were anxious to get rid of us. The Lualaba here narrowed considerably; the river banks were thickly wooded, and there seemed to be large numbers of buffalo on the plains. The hills were only 200 to 300 feet high, and commenced about a mile from the river side. The river itself varies from 100 to 200 yards wide, is very rapid, and has a rocky bottom. When the river is at its fullest it is evidently at least 400 yards in width, and deep enough to cover all the rocks.

Palmtrees abound, but natives are scarce, this country having frequently been raided in days gone by. At the top of the rapids we came to the village of Fambusi, at which point