The Karagwe merchants were well-dressed, and very civilized-looking people. They stared upon arrival in the divan, and were shortly seated upon a mat before me. After some conversation, I questioned them concerning the travellers, and I immediately wrote both questions and replies in my journal, which I now give verbatim. "Have you personally seen the travellers?" Answer: "Yes; one is tall, with a long beard and white hair. The other is a very black man (an African), and short." Question: "How do they eat?" Answer: "With a knife and fork and plate." Question: "Have they a compass" (Compass exhibited)? Answer: "No; but they have a small mirror like those in your possession." Question: "Do they purchase ivory?" Answer: "Yes. We are now sent by Rumanika to buy ivory for them." Question: "Have they a large quantity?" Answer: "An immense quantity. They have a large house, which is quite full." Question: "How will they transport it?" Answer: "They are building a vessel of iron on the M'wootan N'zige, upon the borders of which they are now staying." Question: "Do they know that I am commanding this expedition?" Answer: "Yes; they have frequently asked `whether you had arrived;' and they wish to go to Khartoum." "There is no trace of poor Livingstone in their description. I imagine that some enterprising Portuguese trader is building a ship to trade upon M'wootan N'zige. God help him if he tries to transport his ivory by this route. "I shall write to Livingstone by the first opportunity. Like all other of my informants, these native merchants told me that the M'wootan N'zige extended to Karagwe, after a long turn to the west. It varied much in width, and at Karagwe it was narrow." For some days I had conversations with these intelligent people. They brought me two elephants' tusks to sell, as they wished to show Rumanika the quality of goods that were now introduced from the north. I made them a few presents, after the bargain, to create a favourable impression, and I once more cross-examined them upon geographical questions. Their description of the east shore of the M'wootan N'zige was as follows: Geographical Information: "South of Unyoro is a country Kabboya; " " Kabboyu " " Tambooki; " " Tambooki " " M'Pororo; " " M'Pororo " " Ruanda; " " Ruanda " " Baroondi; " " Baroondi " " Chibbogora; " " Chibbogora " " Watuta; " " Watuta " " Manchoonda;" "Beyond the Machoonda they knew nothing, except that the lake extends for an enormous and unknown distance. "On the west shore, opposite Kabboyu and Tambooki, is situated the cannibal country of Booamba. "The route to Karagwe from Masindi, via the M'wootan N'zige (Albert N'yanza), is--take boat from Chibero (a day's long march from Masindi) to M'Pororo--at which spot you leave the boat, and proceed overland in one day to the Karagwe frontier.