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point. It is called Sandi-Sundi. An immense number of 
hippopotami were seen here. In the evening a number of 
alligators were also seen. 
Sept. 8. Our hunting excursions last night and_ this 
morning were equally unsuccessful. I fired at some hip- 
popotami. A young Mustela was brought to us by the 
negroes. Some porters or coolies were again hired to 
carry the baggage over land. We proceeded up the hills 
till we reached the high land, which is here rather level, 
the soil consisting of clay. The clay-slate formation still 
continues. This side seems to be more populous than the 
other. After passing through three or four villages we 
again approached the river, which is here more than half 
a Danish mile in breadth. ‘The shore is flat and sandy, 
with several varieties of lime-stone. We had now arrived 
at the end of the sonthern reach of the river, which again 
took a north-casterly direction, in consequence of a chain 
of undulating mountains being situated in that direction. 
The country on the north or east-side appears now flatly 
inclining. ‘Towards the north-east are coves terminated 
by large sand-banks. We renewed our chase after the 
hippopotami. 
Sept. 9th. We proceeded round the creek, into which 
at the upper end a large rivulet emptied itself, and over 
the first hills, when we found two villages. From the sum- 
mit we had a view of the windings of the river, which, 
turning round the hills, takes a large sweep to the eastward, 
after which, according to the account given by the inhabi- 
tants, it runs to the southward. The ridge of hills consists 
