-^ Geography of Liberia 



It rises, so far as our information goes, in the high mountain 

 mass of Nimba, nearly under the 8th parallel of N. latitude 

 (in the vicinity of a place called by the French Fanha), under 

 the name of Diugu or Yubu. Perhaps its farthest source 

 comes just under the highest point of the Nimba Mountains 

 (approximately 6,560 feet). The extreme Upper Cavalla or 

 Yubu would then seem to flow through a valley or pass 



191. A ROAD IN MARYLAND 



between the Nimba Mountains on the west and the lofty 

 Druple range on the east, the latter a mountain mass with 

 an approximate altitude of 9,840 feet. The Diugu or Yubu 

 then flows south-westwards till it comes in contact with 

 another range of mountains, vaguely and perhaps incorrectly 

 called Satro, the culmination of which seems to be Mount 

 Bo, To the north of this range the Yubu turns abruptly 



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