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ambufli to cut us ofF, and rob us on the way. For my part, 

 I was very well fatisfied-of the contrary ; but this did not hin- 

 der them from forfaking the accuflomed road, and getting 

 among a thick wood of canes; we were obHged to ciu our 

 way out of them when our diredlion was weft, or to the 

 fouthward of weft. They were aifo afraid of Abd el Jileel. 



At ten minutes paft eleven we croffed the Bedowi, 

 •which we had pafted twice before ; at half paft eleven we 

 crofted it again, travelling fouthward ; and a quarter 

 after twelve we were fo entangled with woods, and fo fa- 

 tigued with cutting the way for our camels, that we thought 

 we fliould get no further. We had, however, continued 

 till three quarters paft one in a direcflion fouth-eaft, at which 

 time we were not above five miles from Sancaho ; and, at 

 half paft two, had turned fouth-weft on the banks of the 

 large river Tokoor-Ohha, which fignifies the Black River. 

 It comes from the mountains of Awaft^a on the fouth-eaft, 

 and, after winding confiderably, it falls into the Guangue, 

 about eight miles from Guanjook. 



Tokoor-Ohha is a river famous for the number of buf- 

 faloes that are upon its banks, which are covered with large 

 beautiful fhady-trees, all of a hard red wood, called Den- 

 gui Sibber, or Breaker of Stones. They had neither fruit 

 nor flower on them at this time, by which we might judge 

 to what tribe they belong ; but they are not ebony, which 

 in this country is known by the name of Zope. 



On the 19th, at three quarters paft fix we left ourftation 



on Tokoor river, which we croftTed about a quarter of an 



hour after, our dire(5lion being nearly S. W. The territory 



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