220 EAST BOTIILAND. 



To stir up the pot, M'hen boiling, they 

 use a stick with several projecting bits of 

 wood at the bottom, (not unlike a choco- 

 late-mill,) which is rolled between their 

 hands. 



In the evening of this day I arrived at 



Wasa. 



September 23. 



I went to church at Wasa, and visited 

 also the palace, situated on the south-west 

 side of the city, the school, and other 

 public buildings. This is a handsome little 

 town enouoh. It is the residence of the 



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governor. 



Not far from the town, and indeed close 

 to the walls, is a reputed copper-mine, the 

 working of which was discontinued, after an 

 excavation had been made to the depth of 

 five or six fathoms. The ore has a glitter- 

 ing micaceous appearance, and gives a stain 

 like black lead. The sand about it is a 

 loose talc, as if spontaneously decomposed. 

 I do not indeed believe that it contains any 

 copper or other metal ; which .'seems to have 



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