VOYAGE TO THE NIGER. 85 
were unfortunately without fruit. Returning down this 
branch, we saw, close to the fork on the left side, a village, 
the name of which we understood to be Haddi, i. e. small 
bow. Towards sunset, we arrived again at the eastern or 
main branch, left on Saturday, which is, at the place of sepa- 
ration, a river of 3 to 4000 feet wide ; its shores are elevated 
some feet and covered with reeds and shrubs; on the left 
bank, immediately opposite to the fork, stands a village, or 
rather three small ones, somewhat apart and consisting of 
clay huts, and magazines, raised on posts. The name of the 
last of the three sounded like “ Obokriga.” Not far beyond 
this we anchored, when it got dark. The general character 
ofthe country was the same as yesterday, but the shores 
being somewhat higher, I was able generally to see the soil, 
though frequently the shrubs and plants were immersed up 
to their lower leaves. The vegetation appeared the same as 
before. 
Monday, August 23.— Again in movement at break of day. 
On the shore, which was lower than on the previous day, 
we noticed a few villages, and some negroes came alongside 
in canoes and on board. They wore not only the streak 
down the forehead, but mostly three parallel lines ou each 
cheek-bone. "Towards ten o'clock we arrived at a village ao 
the right mon named in Laird's expedition * = F and : 
* Little Ibu' *in Allen's chart ;* the i inhabitants called it Ocro- - 
tombi or Korotumbi ; but it was some time, before: we could 
clearly hear the name. The chief, who came on board, wore 
an old blue European jacket, and a perfectly new green cap, — 
With tassel strings. It had rained in the morning ; towards —— 
noon the weather cleared, and a boat going on shore to take — — 
| the sun’s meridian, I joined it, and we nden al at a plantation, p 
2 ient. Alis chart of the River Niger or Quum v poblished by T 
Bate, „İn the Poultry, London.— Lieut. William Allen, who: urveyed the 
river in 1832—3, in the Alburka ‘steamer, under Messrs. pape 
Laird, as second in command on the Niger E 
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