130 THROUGH UNKNOWN AFRICAN COUNTRIES. 
small eastern branch, after flowing a few miles, disappears 
in a cul-de-sac in the hills. 
The journey continued most interesting along the river 
on account of the large population and the great agricul- 
tural wealth of the district, and the variety of flora and 
fauna. [he people expressed the greatest astonishment 
at our white faces, occasionally eying us with disgust, in 
the belief that we were diseased, and at other times pro- 
claiming aloud their admiration. One girl followed me for 
a long time, until I frightened her out of her wits by char- 
ging at heron my mule. The greatest treat we had along 
the river was an abundance of fresh eggs and domestic 
fowl. The chickens here, as in all other places where I 
saw them in Africa, were small, resembling somewhat 
Bantams, usually speckled brown and white, and their flavor 
was excellent. 
On the 13th of | january; 
being only a short march 
from Bari, I started -ahead 
with my gun-bearers and 
my sextant, so as to reach 
the town in time to take a 
morning observation, leav- 
ing the caravan to follow at 
its regular slow pace. We 
tramped through cornfields 
RED AND WHITE DURRHA. 
and across a small branch of 
the river, passing at one time through a dense jungle, 
until we reached Geledi, which is the largest town in 
Somaliland, containing a population of about three thou- 
sand. Here we were welcomed heartily by the inhabitants, 
men, women, and children flocking around in hundreds; 
but we stopped only a moment. In another hour we were 
at Bari, and as we were to remain here until Salan re- 
