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now the appearance of one of our northern lakes ; its 
banks were covered with wood, and in some parts of it 
were rocks rising out of the surface in the form of a horse- 
shoe. Canoes again made their appearance, and renewed 
our hopes. We were at the beginning of a country evidently 
capable of an extensive cultivation, with a fine navigable 
river, with abundance of provisions for sale, and with an 
encreased population. ‘lhe evening was spent in hunting 
after the hippopotami, which snorted close by us at the 
point of the bay; and they were so numerous, that we 
could not say it was their fault if the chase was unsuccessful. 
Sept. 4. Our tour to-day was more agreeable than 
any we had made for a long time. After having crossed 
the bay in canoes, we walked along the level banks of the 
river. A delay however was occasioned by a quarrel with 
the carriers. In passing through two or three villages we 
were followed by a number of people attracted by curiosity. 
We proceeded over the bend of the river, which, higher 
up, again runs in a northerly direction. In the formation 
of the rocks clay-slate is still predominating. ‘The river 
side was in some places covered with less slaty clay of 
a reddish colour, which higher up alternated with a com- 
pact blue, sometimes horny limestone. We pitched our 
tent at noon. 
Our party begins again to be somewhat dispirited, and 
it is whispered that we shall return in about two days 
more, at a time when every thing seems to inspire fresh 
hopes. Many new plants were collected here, and two 
singular species of unknown fishes. We saw also a great 
many striped skins of a small species of antelope. 
