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Mount Franklin in Allen’s chart, stood a village, situated 
on a partly isolated hill, the first, which I had observed here, 
built on a considerable elevation ; most of the villages being 
close to the river, so that, because of the unusual rise of 
water, a portion of the huts are under water, A Leguminosa 
with the habit of Robinia, and violet blossoms now in full 
splendour, struck me; I also saw here and there a Baobab 
with fruit; yesterday I noticed many Cocoas, to-day none. 
Near a village, on the right shore, a little above Maconochie 
island, grew some Fan palms, and we subsequently met with 
more; before this, I had only seen one in the Delta. We 
anchored about half-way between Mount Franklin and the 
confluence of the Niger and Chadda. The current runs two 
and a half knots. | 
Saturday, September 11.—Before eight o'clock we cast 
anchor off Adda-Kuddu, the place which had been prelimi- 
nari fixed upon for the model-farm. The river expands 
here to a lake, while, to the extreme left, the confluence with 
the Chadda is seen. Mountains above 2000 feet high are 
visible in every direction at a distance. The landing-place 
was, remarkäble for the many boulders, lying one over the 
other, surrounded and partly overgrown with shrubs and 
trees. In one conspicuous place I found a Baobab, looking : 
much like an old Oak. Close by, were several others, one — 
quite denuded, the rest with a little foliage, but all showing 
their characteristic pendent fruit. Being still poorly, I took 
Captain Trotter’s advice and went on shore. The ruins 
of Adda-Kuddu surrounded the place, and were Ary 3 
covered with vegetation. — ze 
Cylindrical holes, several feet deep, and 2 fonts diameter, 
and bricked for making dyes, were still visible. The ruins 
_ of African towns offer nothing picturesque. We hurried 
some spot, from whence we might survey the co 
_ About the town, the habitations of which had 
Er MEN easy lies a level liier, bounded by low billo 
