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We had only a confined view of the river, the prospect 

 being obstructed by the mountains, which appeared some- 

 what liiojher to the east. The river runs in a Avindino- 

 course between them. They form cokmms rounded at the 

 top witli fragments of quartz, which sometimes form veins 

 and beds in the slate. We found here some scattered 

 shrubs of Eugenia, and two or three species of grass. We 

 rowed up opposite Congo Binda, which is situated at some 

 distance inland, and high upon the platform of a mountain. 

 We went on shore and followed a rugged ravine, whose 



sides consist of a compact mica-slate We 



observed the traces and excrements of several kinds of 

 animals; chiefly, however, antelopes; but Ave did not get 

 a sight of any of them. I Avalked over some flatly-rounded 

 rus!;o;ed hills, on Avhich only a few shrubs Avere groAvino;. I 

 attempted in vain to get a view of the Avindings of the river 

 as far up as the cataract. The mountains are of the same 

 form, and are seen to a great distance, undulating Avith 

 sloping declivities, and frequently intersected by deep 

 ravines. The level parts are luxuriant, but the sides and 

 tops of the mountains are naked. I descended the ravine 

 through climbers and shrubby plants, almost all of Avhich 

 left me in uncertainty as to their genus, and regretting, as 

 usual, our coming here so late in the year. I foUoAved 

 another ravine, intersected Avith numerous narroAv but deep 

 holes, Avhich generally makes the ravines very difiicult to 

 walk in. I met Lockhart amidst a thicket, in Avhich Avere 

 several lofty trees, but almost all of them Avere in fruit. We 

 discovered an Arum foliis 3-nat. dichotomis ; the root of 



