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2) 
The next morning took us over an undulating country, 
and finally up a steep pass, which was strewn with large 
pieces of iron ore. There were many fresh tracks of giraffe 
about, and when we reached the top of the pass we noticed 
the tracks of large droves of camels that had just been driven 
off among the hills by the terrified Dagodi. We came sud- 
denly upon two natives, who were very much frightened at 
first, but who afterwards told us that the people had all fled 
on hearing of our approach, and had driven off all their 
cattle, under the impression that we were a looting party 
of Abyssinians. It was a great relief to hear that the 
Abyssinians were not settled in this country, and conse- 
quently would not hear of our whereabouts. 
Sending the two natives ahead to tell their friends of 
our peaceful intentions, we continued along a well-trodden 
path to some water-holes in a large tug, where we were 
soon visited by many Dagodi. Although these people 
dress and live in the same way as the Afgab, and have the 
same religion, they are regarded as low caste, on account of 
their being still nearer related to the Gallas in blood. 
Except near the rivers, they are nomads, raising large 
numbers of cattle, sheep, goats, camels, and donkeys ; but 
along the rivers Web, Ganana, and Dawa, they are agricul- 
turists, raising large crops of cereals, with the help of the 
Adones. One of the natives was about to put an arrow 
into my good Afgab guide, recognizing him as a natural 
enemy; but fortunately the man was grabbed by some of 
my boys just in time to prevent the murder. My guide 
said that when he returned from the Ganana, he would 
have to travel entirely by night through the Dagodi 
country, as the Dagodi and Afgab are continually at war 
with one another. 
