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while Jose went to Yo to find food and, if possible, hire some 

 oxen with the help of the Kachella for the transport of our 

 baggage. But as bad luck would have it, the Kachella was 

 away chasing Tubus. 



The Yo market is situated about half-way between Yo 



SPEPHERD OF LAKE CHAD LEADING HIS FLOCKS 



and Bosso on the right bank of the river. Most of the markets 

 in this part of Bornu are held some way of! the towns, partly 

 no doubt to make them more central to the neighbouring 

 villages, and partly because the people do not wish to have so 

 near their homes the many undesirable persons that a market 

 always attracts. The Yo market is a big one. It is held 

 once a week and draws people from twenty-three towns and 

 villages, five of which are north of the river and the rest south, 

 including Yo, Arregi, Kukawa, and many other Kanuri and 

 Mobbur towns. It is a picturesque sight. By nine o'clock 

 in the morning people with oxen and donkeys carrying their 

 wares begin to pour in from all directions, but the humbler 



