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rock, which we have often met with before, were scattered 

 about, but they occurred now in greater number, and in 

 masses of a cubical form. We passed two or three small 

 villages, situated between the mountains. A spot planted 

 with Pisangs was seen from amidst the palms. A few 

 moments afterwards we arrived at a rivulet. Springs, 

 they tell us, are here ver}' common. This circumstance 

 also proves a new formation of the mountains. These 

 small villages and cultivated patches, surrounded by 

 mountains of more grotesque form than those hitherto 

 seen, and the luxuriant vegetation, afford us a new and 

 beautifid view. The straw-huts have here rounded roofs. 

 At eleven o'clock, after a inarch of six or seven hours, we 

 reached the summit of those mountains, Avhich appeared 

 to be the highest within our view. On a small plain the 

 ground had been cleared and planted with Ficus rcligiosa. 



Here is the market-place of the inhabitants of the banza, 

 and close by is the village of the Tjenu. In passing between 

 the huts we observed poppies, cabbages and other vege- 

 tables. Having observed the height of the mercury in 

 the barometer, we found, according to the calculations of 

 Leslie, that the elevation was about 1450 feet, which, gene- 

 rally speaking, may be considered as the greatest elevation 

 of the highest ridges of mountains in these parts. 



The maimer in which we were received b}^ the Tjenu 

 had more of stateliness, but also more of savage manners, 

 than that in which we were received at Embomma. A 

 silken hanging served to cover one side of the hut, in 

 which the Tjenu was discovered ; he was dressed in a red 



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