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.

Chapter 31.  Kind Reception from the Commandant—­His Generosity to my Men—­The Village of Tete—­The Population—­Distilled Spirits—­The Fort—­Cause of the Decadence of Portuguese Power—­ Former Trade—­Slaves employed in Gold-washing—­Slave-trade drained the Country of Laborers—­The Rebel Nyaude’s Stockade—­ He burns Tete—­Kisaka’s Revolt and Ravages—­Extensive Field of Sugar-cane—­The Commandant’s good Reputation among the Natives—­Providential Guidance—­Seams of Coal—­A hot Spring—­ Picturesque Country—­Water-carriage to the Coal-fields—­ Workmen’s Wages—­Exports—­Price of Provisions—­Visit Gold- washings—­The Process of obtaining the precious Metal—­Coal within a Gold-field—­Present from Major Sicard—­Natives raise Wheat, etc.—­Liberality of the Commandant—­Geographical Information from Senhor Candido—­Earthquakes—­Native Ideas of a Supreme Being—­Also of the Immortality and Transmigration of Souls—­Fondness for Display at Funerals—­Trade Restrictions—­ Former Jesuit Establishment—­State of Religion and Education at Tete—­Inundation of the Zambesi—­Cotton cultivated—­The fibrous Plants Conge and Buaze—­Detained by Fever—­The Kumbanzo Bark—­Native Medicines—­Iron, its Quality—­Hear of Famine at Kilimane—­Death of a Portuguese Lady—­The Funeral—­ Disinterested Kindness of the Portuguese.

Chapter 32.  Leave Tete and proceed down the River—­Pass the Stockade of Bonga—­Gorge of Lupata—­“Spine of the World”—­ Width of River—­Islands—­War Drum at Shiramba—­Canoe Navigation—­Reach Senna—­Its ruinous State—­Landeens levy Fines upon the Inhabitants—­Cowardice of native Militia—­State of the Revenue—­No direct Trade with Portugal—­Attempts to revive the Trade of Eastern Africa—­Country round Senna—­ Gorongozo, a Jesuit Station—­Manica, the best Gold Region in Eastern Africa—­Boat-building