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patches on the nose, besides two large toucans for 

 my Kroomen, who Avere in high glee at the 

 prospects of a game-dinner. 



Passing the Eebarka plantations in the afternoon, 

 we arrived at Umpon-chambie town, at the head 

 of the creek, where, after hauling the boat high 

 and dry into a shady place, we put up in a very 

 tolerable house belonging to the king, who gave 

 me a hearty welcome. I made him a present of 

 cloth, beads, tobacco, &c., and he promised to 

 build a thatch roof over my boat so as to preserve 

 it from the heat of the sun, and to take care of 

 the two Kroomen, whom I intended to leave in 

 charge. 



At this village I engaged six men to assist in 

 carrying my baggage and provisions ; and the next 

 morning, at daylight, we proceeded on foot by a 

 narrow path through a dense tree-forest, having an 

 undergrowth of tree-ferns and other shrubs. 



After a tramp of about four hours, we arrived at 

 the bush village of N'chumpole, where we halted 

 to cook some food, and almost immediately after 

 leaving this place I shot two n'cheri antelope, 



