ii4 TRAVELS TO DISCOVER 



This river has its name from a beautiful tree, which co- 

 vers both its banks. This tree, by the colour of its bark 

 and richnefs of its flower, is a great ornament to the banks 

 of the river. A variety of other flowers fill the whole level 

 plain between the mountain and the river, and even fome 

 way up the mountains. In particular, great variety of jeffa- 

 min, white, yellow, and party-coloured. The country feem- 

 ed now to put on a more favourable afpect ; the air was 

 much freflier, and more pleafant, every llep we-advanced af- 

 ter leaving Dixan; and one caufe was very evident ; the 

 country where we now paffed was well-watered with clear 

 running ftreams ; whereas, nearer Dixan, there were few,, 

 and all llagnant,. 



The 5th, we defcendeda fmall mountain for about twenty 

 minutes, and palled the following villages, Zabangella, about 

 a mile N..W. ; at a quarter of an hour after, Moloxito, half 

 a mile further S. E. ; and Manfuetemen, three quarters of a 

 mile E. S. E. Thefe villages are all the property of the A- 

 buna ; who has alfo a duty upon all merchandife palling 

 there ; but Ras Michael had confifcated thefe lafl villages 

 on account of a quarrel he had with the lafl Abuna, Af-Ya-- 

 goube. 



We now began firfc to fee the high mountains of A- - 

 dowa, nothing refembling in fhapc to thofe of Europe,"nor, 

 indeed, any other country. Their fides were all perpendicu- 

 lar rocks, high like fleeples, or obelifks, and broken into a 

 thoufand different forms. . 



At half paft eight o'clock we left the deep valley, wherein 

 runs, the Mareb W. N. W. ; at the diftance of about nine miles 



4 above 



