St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-06-04
INHAMBANE, Oct. "a, 1884.

and its surroundings, but still it is not
quite like Natal or America Many
things around us have materially i'm
proved, and other things we are be-
coming accustomed to. Our house is
not yet finished, owing to the fact that
we have had to wait so long for paint
and cement, and then just when they
came Mr.. Richards started off TO ex-
plore the country inland and has only
just returned.
will tell you little of his trip first,
and then 90 on to other topics. Do
you remember hearing of place call
ed Baleui, which was said to be thick
ly populated with Umzila's people and
probably a good spot to begin mission
work Mr.. Richards has felt for some
time that we ought to hear more def
nitely of this place, and six weeks ago
a man who attends our Sabbath servi-
ces said he was from Baleui, and boy
in our employ said he knew the way
there, and it was about five days
march from us. 1t seemed important
for some one to ascertain further con-
corning the locality before the arrival
of Mr.. and Mrs. Onsley, and before the
rainy season prevented exploration.
AS soon as Mr.. Richards could finish
what was absolutely necessary to be
done here, he started off taking Cete-
wayO, the native assistant, and eight
boys to carry blankets, provisions,
cloth for trading, etc. He also took
IukOSi, the horse, and FidO, the dog.
After travelling for nine days through
thePortuguese territory and Magwakwa
land, they came into a country inhabit
ed by the people of Baleui, and finally
reaching the LimpOpO river, were told
that the place known as Baleui was
five days march down the river. Not
expecting such a long trip, the supply
of food put up was getting scarce, and
Mr.. r. was suffering from the exposure;
the country was low and fiat, and it
seemed very unsafe to travel longer
near the LimpopO river.
Taking all these things into cOnsid-
Grafton, it was decided to return home.
Mr.. Il. was the more ready to do this,
as he felt he had found out what he
wished to know regarding the country
and ascertained that it would be i'm
possible for any white man to go there
to live. He also had met the Baleui
people, and though they understood
Zulu theycOuld not talk it, so any one
going there would have to acquire their
language. The country all the way
was long and fiat, and mostly covered
with low thick bush. Part of the way
the people had no gardens, and seemed
to live entirely on palm wine and the
fruit of the Magwakwa tree. Every
body was drunk. Game was album
dant. They were five days in the
Tetse fly country, going and coming,
and they washed the horse and dog all
these days in ammonia, and they both
have returned apparently well, but we
are watching them anxiOusly for pos
sible after effects. AS soon as the
company got out of reach of the sea
breeze they found it exceedingly warm,
and could travel only during the
morning and evening. They took a
north westerly course for the most
part. When two days march from
here they came to a place in the Mag
wakwa country which they thought
might serve for basis for future oper-
ations. The land was the lightest they
found and quite thickly populated.
They took shorter path coming home
and by hurrying they got through in
five DAYS arriving last Wednesday