How I found Livingstone : $b Travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. LivingstoneStanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton)
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How I found Livingstone : $b Travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone
Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton)
Africa, Central -- Description and travel; Livingstone, David, 1813-1873
The country bordering the head of the lake from Urundi proper, on the
eastern shore, to Uvira on the western, is divided into the following
districts: 1st. Mugere, governed by Mukamba, through which issued into
the lake the small rivers of Mugere and Mpanda. 2nd. Mukanigi, governed
by Warumashanya, which occupied the whole of the north-eastern head
of the lake, through which issued into the lake the small rivers of
Karindwa and Mugera wa Kanigi. 3rd. On the eastern half of the district,
at the head of the lake, was Usumbura, governed by Simveh, ally and
friend of Warumashanya, extending to the eastern bank of the Rusizi.
4th. Commencing from the western bank of the Rusizi, to the extreme
north-western head of the lake, was Mugihewa--Ruhinga's country. 5th.
From Uvira on the west, running north past Mugihewa, and overlapping it
on the north side as far as the hills of Chamati, was Ruwenga, also a
country governed by Mukamba. Beyond Ruwenga, from the hills of Chamati
to the Ruanda River, was the country of Chamati. West of Ruwenga,
comprising all the mountains for two days' journey in that direction,
was Uashi. These are the smaller sub-divisions of what is commonly known
as Ruwenga and Usige. Ruwenga comprises the countries of Ruwenga and
Mugihewa; Usige, the countries of Usumbura, Mukanigi, and Mugere. But
all these countries are only part and parcel of Urundi, which comprises
all that country bordering the lake from Mshala River, on the eastern
shore, to Uvira, on the western, extending over ten days' journey
direct north from the head of the lake, and one month in a northeastern
direction to Murukuko, the capital of Mwezi, Sultan of all Urundi.
Direct north of Urundi is Ruanda; also a very large country.
The Rusizi River--according to Ruhinga--rose near a lake called Kivo,
which he said is as long as from Mugihawa to Mugere, and as broad as
from Mugihewa to Warumashanya's country, or, say eighteen miles in
length by about eight in breadth. The lake is surrounded by mountains
on the western and northern sides: on the south-western side of one of
these mountains issues the Rusizi--at first a small rapid stream; but as
it proceeds towards the lake it receives the rivers Kagunissi, Kaburan,
Mohira, Nyamagana, Nyakagunda, Ruviro, Rofubu, Kavimvira, Myove, Ruhuha,
Mukindu, Sange, Rubirizi, Kiriba, and, lastly, the Ruanda River, which
seems to be the largest of them all. Kivo Lake is so called from the
country in which it is situated. On one side is Mutumbi (probably
the Utumbi of Speke and Baker), on the west is Ruanda; on the east is
Urundi. The name of the chief of Kivo is Kwansibura.
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