The universal geography : earth and its inhabitants

—SI -2SOUTH AND EAST AFRICA.cstiuiiite has been made of tlif ((HiiiiMiativc i|ii!iii(ity of water eoiitriljutrd by (lieatHueuts uud lost by evaporatiou.In tlie middle of thelake rises the island of Kirwuii, inlialiited l)y llie Wukwati,who cultivate the soil, rear cattle, sheep, and floats, and navigate the basin incanoes of a very peculiar type." They are formed to hold only one man or twoboy.s, and are composed of a remarkably liubt mimosa wood, foiiiid fxrnwinj;: roundFiif. 10().Lacustrime Reoion Wkst of Mount Kkma.Scale 1 ; 2,fl00,r00.^tp j«^9«^ "/,ef^, t^/ // / f/ A\ r^ * "^ ^[Thomson FallEast ofGr-een V chthe lake in marshy places. It seems to be as light as cork. The component partsof the canoe are simply tied together in their rough state. I tried to get ferriedover to the island, but the islanders believed I wanted to bewitch the place, andpoint blank refused to take me" (Thomson).From the reports of the natives it is now known that in the unexplored regionsnorth-east of Baringo the line of fault stretches away for scA-er;il hundied miles,broadening out in the direelion of the great Zamburu (Samburu) saline swamp or