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Some voluntarily started with buckets, gourds, and canteens south to a deserted clearing called the "Tongoni" in Ukamba, and in about three hours returned with a plentiful supply for immediate use, of good and clear water. In 1 h. 30 m. we arrived at this Tongoni, or deserted clearing of the Wakamba.
I mean the musical screech of parrots from Manyuema. Half-way between Mwaru Kamirambo's village and the deserted Tongoni of Ukamba, I carved the Doctor's initials and my own on a large tree, with the date February 2nd.
On the 24th, we encamped in the jungle, in what is called the "tongoni," or clearing. This region was at one period in a most flourishing state; the soil is exceedingly fertile; the timber is large, and would be valuable near the coast; and, what is highly appreciated in Africa, there is an abundance of water.
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