Liberia <^ 



which is near its mouth, Mesurado, a Portuguese name of 

 which the true translation is given on p. 40. Then we come 

 to the River Junk, which was named by the Portuguese " Junco " 

 (reed, the Reedy River). The next river of importance entering 

 the sea at Grand Basa was called the " River of St. John," 

 because discovered on the feast of that saint. The succeeding 

 river eastwards (of any size) is still known as the Cestos or Cess 

 River. (Cestos in Portuguese does not mean a girdle^ as a few 



24. CAVALI.A RIVER, NEAR ITS MOUTH 



writers on Africa have translated it, but a basket, a hamper. It 

 was probably applied to this river because of the fish-weirs or 

 fish-baskets which are placed in such streams of Liberia at the 

 present day.) ' The promontory now known as Rock Cess was 

 called by the Portuguese Cabo Baixo, the Low Cape. The next 



' This name Cestos has been subsequently misspelt Sestos or Sextos, and 

 is therefore confused with a totally different locality in Liberia, nowadays called 

 Sesters. 



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