Chapter 28. Beautiful Valley--Buffalo--My young Men kill two Elephants--The Hunt--Mode of measuring Height of live Elephants--Wild Animals smaller here than in the South, though their Food is more abundant--The Elephant a dainty Feeder-- Semalembue--His Presents--Joy in prospect of living in Peace-- Trade--His People's way of wearing their Hair--Their Mode of Salutation--Old Encampment--Sebituane's former Residence--Ford of Kafue--Hippopotami--Hills and Villages--Geological Formation--Prodigious Quantities of large Game--Their Tameness--Rains--Less Sickness than in the Journey to Loanda-- Reason--Charge from an Elephant--Vast Amount of animal Life on the Zambesi--Water of River discolored--An Island with Buffaloes and Men on it--Native Devices for killing Game-- Tsetse now in Country--Agricultural Industry--An Albino murdered by his Mother--"Guilty of Tlolo"--Women who make their Mouths "like those of Ducks"--First Symptom of the Slave-trade on this side--Selole's Hostility--An armed Party hoaxed--An Italian Marauder slain--Elephant's Tenacity of Life--A Word to young Sportsmen--Mr. Oswell's Adventure with an Elephant; narrow Escape--Mburuma's Village--Suspicious Conduct of his People--Guides attempt to detain us--The Village and People of Ma Mburuma--Character our Guides give of us.
Chapter 29. Confluence of Loangwa and Zambesi--Hostile Appearances--Ruins of a Church--Turmoil of Spirit--Cross the River--Friendly Parting--Ruins of stone Houses--The Situation of Zumbo for Commerce--Pleasant Gardens--Dr. Lacerda's Visit to Cazembe--Pereira's Statement--Unsuccessful Attempt to establish Trade with the People of Cazembe--One of my Men tossed by a Buffalo--Meet a Man with Jacket and Hat on--Hear of the Portuguese and native War--Holms and Terraces on the Banks of a River--Dancing for Corn--Beautiful Country-- Mpende's Hostility--Incantations--A Fight anticipated--Courage and Remarks of my Men--Visit from two old Councilors of Mpende--Their Opinion of the English--Mpende concludes not to fight us--His subsequent Friendship--Aids us to cross the River--The Country--Sweet Potatoes--Bakwain Theory of Rain confirmed--Thunder without Clouds--Desertion of one of my Men-- Other Natives' Ideas of the English--Dalama (gold)-- Inhabitants dislike Slave-buyers--Meet native Traders with American Calico--Game-laws--Elephant Medicine--Salt from the Sand--Fertility of Soil--Spotted Hyaena--Liberality and Politeness of the People--Presents--A stingy white Trader-- Natives' Remarks about him--Effect on their Minds--Rain and Wind now from an opposite Direction--Scarcity of Fuel--Trees for Boat-building--Boroma--Freshets--Leave the River--Chicova, its Geological Features--Small Rapid near Tete--Loquacious Guide--Nyampungo, the Rain-charmer--An old Man--No Silver-- Gold-washing--No Cattle.
Chapter 30. An Elephant-hunt--Offering and Prayers to the Barimo for Success--Native Mode of Expression--Working of Game-laws--A Feast--Laughing Hyaenas--Numerous Insects-- Curious Notes of Birds of Song--Caterpillars--Butterflies-- Silica--The Fruit Makoronga and Elephants--Rhinoceros Adventure--Korwe Bird--Its Nest--A real Confinement--Honey and Beeswax--Superstitious Reverence for the Lion--Slow Traveling-- Grapes--The Ue--Monina's Village--Native Names--Government of the Banyai--Electing a Chief--Youths instructed in "Bonyai"-- Suspected of Falsehood--War-dance--Insanity and Disappearance of Monahin--Fruitless Search--Monina's Sympathy--The Sand- river Tangwe--The Ordeal Muavi: its Victims--An unreasonable Man--"Woman's Rights"--Presents--Temperance--A winding Course to shun Villages--Banyai Complexion and Hair--Mushrooms--The Tubers, Mokuri--The Tree Shekabakadzi--Face of the Country-- Pot-holes--Pursued by a Party of Natives--Unpleasant Threat-- Aroused by a Company of Soldiers--A civilized Breakfast-- Arrival at Tete.