The sight of this dhow gave us a hint which, had we previously received it, would have prevented our attempting to carry a vessel of iron past the Cataracts.

The trees around Katosa's village were Timbati, and they would have yielded planks fifty feet long and thirty inches broad.

With a few native carpenters a good vessel could be built on the Lake nearly as quickly as one could be carried past the Cataracts, and at a vastly less cost.

Juma said that no money would induce him to part with this dhow.

He was very busy in transporting slaves across the Lake by means of two boats, which we saw returning from a trip in the afternoon.