ABSTRACT
The important village, or perhaps more appropriately the district, of Mkamba, lies S.S.W. of Dar-es-Salaam, at a distance of thirty-five miles as the crow flies. Some capital observations were made, which fixed the latitude of Mkamba. From the very first day’s march, Johnston had assiduously attempted to take meridian altitudes of various stars, but owing to the cloudy condition of the skies, had failed on every occasion. Between Mkamba and Msangapwani four considerable streams, with a number of minor ones, find their way directly east to the coast. Between Mkamba and Behobeho an even more unpromising country is found. It is almost perfectly level, devoid of watercourses, with not a ridge or hollow, and covered with open acacia forests. The crossing of the Rufiji with the frail canoes of the villagers would have been both a long and a dangerous process. So it was deemed advisable to take the longer but safer route by Behobeho.
