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After spending a very cold night, he continued his journey 

 on February 17 to N'gala. Half way to that place the coun- 

 try began to change its character as it got farther from the 



GU.SLING .-5 COLl -MX CROSSING THE RIVLK ^llAiil- W A.^1. 



Lake. There were good open stretches of rich soil where 

 rice and millet were grown. The road crossed the dry bed 

 of the Shari-Wase, the same stream which flows past 

 Maifoni. N'gala stands on rising ground, commanding a 

 fine view. Gosling, who was welcomed on his entrance by 

 the village band of horns, alhgata pipes and drums, camped 

 among the ruins of the town. It was sacked and burnt in 

 1900 by Faderellah, who there overtook and defeated the 

 piesent Shehu of Bornu on his flight from Dikwa to 

 Yo. What is left of the walls shows that it has been a 



