220 CAPTAIN TUCKEY’S NARRATIVE. 
Yango. A long palaver about a pig detained us till nine 
o’clock. Discovered that the barometer was stolen. Pur- 
chased ten fowls for empty bottles. Found the river so 
greatly risen that the creeks we had crossed in our way 
upwards, were now filled, and we were obliged to go high 
up and cross them on fallen trees. 
At noon we dined at the brook Sooloo Looanzaza, and at 
three encnmped at Cainga to wait for Dawson, who was 
obliged to be supported by two men. I now found that 
besides the barometer we had lost our silver spoons, great 
coat, remnant of cloth, &c. In the night we were driven 
out of the tent by ants. 
Sept. 18th. This morning we found that our bearers 
had gone off during the night, and left us im the lurch. 
Got a foomoo and four men of Cainga to go on, for two 
fathoms each; ascended the Mango Enzooma hill, the 
highest yet passed, covered with fern; and the transition 
from it between the mica and clay slate. 
At eleven reached the brook Looloo: at three got to 
Keilinga, where we could procure nothing by purchase. 
Here we found the Mafook of Inga, who informed us that 
a goat which we were carrying was fetiched at Inga, and 
that we must not carry it there on any account, dead or 
alive, or even a bit of its skin ; we therefore exchanged it 
