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was pitched in the evening at the end of the village, from 
which we have a view of Yallalla. Below is a valley covered 
with wood, in which runs a small stream of water, supply- 
ing the inhabitants with that article. We made a circuitous 
route over the elevated plain, m order to come upon the 
river higher up. We passed Gongola, which is the residence 
of another Tjenu; but both are subject to the Suxum 
Congo, the province to the northward on the north-west 
side of the river. The south-side is called Kukulu Congo. 
Gongola (Concobella of the charts ) is said to be the last 
regular villagein the dominions of Congo. After a long march 
on the summit we directed our course towards the river, 
following the common path down to its banks, where two 
small canoes, which are the only ones close above Yallalla, 
are used as a ferry for crossing the river. Notwithstanding 
the repeated remonstrances the Captain made to the guides 
that they should conduct us straight forwards up the river, 
we found that we had advanced a few miles only above 
the fall of Yallaila. At noon we halted. We made an ex- 
cursion on the hills near the river, the banks of which now 
consisted of a white sand. The river above the cataract 
is full of rocks. We returned towards a village, where, out 
of humour with our guides, we took a more direct way 
through the grass. In the evening we were obliged to halt 
on a hill covered with grass. A small valley, with a rivu- 
let winding its course through it, was seen below. The 
rivulet is said to be visited every morning by buffaloes and 
antelopes, of which some had been seen at noon. When 
near the villages we were constantly followed by a crowd 
