CAPTAIN TUCKEY'S NARRATIVE. 



153 



It was by great persuasion we could get our guide to go 

 on after sunset, through his fears of wild beasts, and his 

 superstitious terrors of the night combined ; and every five 

 minutes he sounded, a whistle, which it seems had been 

 fetkhed by the Gangam kissey ; and consequently both 

 spirits and beasts fled at the sound. The only traces of 

 animals we saw this day were the foot prints of buffaloes, 

 who had been to the brook we crossed in the morning to 

 drink ; and we were surprised how so bulky an animal 

 could ascend the hills; indeed the marks shewed that in 

 descending they had sliden considerable distances on their 

 hind legs. A wild hog also crossed us, making from thicket 

 to thicket ; but our men were not fortunate enough to hit 

 him, though four of them fired. 



Having crossed in a direct line from one of the fertile 

 plateaus to the river, Ave had a good opportunity of seeing 

 the formation and structure of the country near its banks ; 

 of which I have attempted to give an idea below. 



Feet. 

 1000 



Hills of steep ascent 

 and rocky sides; their 

 summits, plateaus ot 

 fertile soil. 



500 



Hills of yellow clay 

 with vast masses of 

 sienite. 



300- 

 HiKs of ferruginous 

 clay and small iron 

 stones jmassesof quartz 



iW 



Hills of quartz pebbles 



Slate cliffs. 



Kiver. 



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