How I Found Livingstone Travels, Adventures And Discoveries In Central Africa Including Four Months Residence With Dr. Livingstone By Sir Henry M. Stanley
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On the 16th we reached Ulagalla after a few hours' march.
Ulagalla is the name of a district, or a portion of a district,
lying between the mountains of Uruguru, which bound it southerly,
and the mountains of Udoe, lying northerly and parallel with them,
and but ten miles apart.
The principal part of the basin thus
formed is called Ulagalla.
Muhalleh is the next settlement, and here we found ourselves in
the territory of the Waseguhha. On this march we were hemmed in
by mountains - on our left by those of Uruguru, on our right by
those of Udoe and Useguhha - a most agreeable and welcome change to
us after the long miles of monotonous level we had hitherto seen.
When tired of looking into the depths of the forest that still ran
on either side of the road, we had but to look up to the mountain's
base, to note its strange trees, its plants and vari-coloured flowers,
we had but to raise our heads to vary this pleasant occupation by
observing the lengthy and sinuous spine of the mountains, and
mentally report upon their outline, their spurs, their projections
and ravines, their bulging rocks and deep clefts, and, above all,
the dark green woods clothing them from summit to base. And when
our attention was not required for the mundane task of regarding
the donkeys' packs, or the pace of the cautious-stepping pagazis,
it was gratifying to watch the vapours play about the mountain
summits - to see them fold into fleecy crowns and fantastic clusters,
dissolve, gather together into a pall that threatened rain, and sail
away again before the brightening sun.
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