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sence of man, probably fisbermtu or fugitives from the mainland. Judging 
from what I observed of the sIo^kís of this extremity of Ugeyeya, I should 
say that much of this portion is uninhabited. Rounding the point that 
confronts the island of Ugingo, we %*assed between two more uninhabited 
islands, and then the dome-like hills of Wakuneh burst upon our view. 
Our impression of the land on this side was that it was a pastoral country, 
and more thickly populated, for smoke curled more frequently from above 
depressions and sheltered positions. 
BRinOE I8LA5T). 
At evening we camped on Bridge Island, so named from a natural bridge 
of basaltic rock which fonus an irregular arch of about 24 feet in length by 
about 12 feet in depth, and under which we were able to pass from one side 
of the island to the other. The island is covered with brush-wood and tall 
grass, and in the interstices of the rocks, where the vegetable deposit was of 
great depth, grew several fine mangroves. The height is about 50 feet above 
the lake, and from its summit we obtained a fine view of Ugingo Island, 
brooding in its gloomy solitude, and of the steep and high ranges of Ugeyeya, 
with the level plains of Wagausu and Wigassi extending eastward. To the 
West stretched an ap^xirently boundless sea, its face ruffled by a strong 
breeze, and farther northward still loomed upward unknown lands, their 
contour broken now by rounded domes and again by sharp cones. 
The numlx‘1 of islands encountered next day proved so troublesome to us 
that we were compelled to creep cautiously along the shore. As we neared 
Nakidimo, we observed the water change from its usual clear grey colour to 
that of a rich brown, and, seeing a creek close by, felt fully assured that we