ANCHOR OFF DOUGNOH. 45 



At 4. 40 p. M. we anchored off a town distant 

 about one mile, situate on the left bank of the 

 river, and named Dougnoh. The general breadth 

 of the river was about three thousand five hun- 

 dred yards, and our estimated run was twenty- 

 two miles and a half. On our left, at the dis- 

 tance of fifteen or twenty miles, were the Ren- 

 nell Hills, with others of a table-like form, Kat- 

 tam Ratrasse branching from them ; and on our 

 right were extensive tracts of cultivated land, 

 with rich and beautiful plains stretching as far 

 as the eye could reach. 



At Egga, the old Mallam presented us with 

 a bullock of the carrier kind ; the cartilage of 

 the nose being perforated, and a rope run 

 through the orifice, to answer the purpose of a 

 bridle. The bullocks are of a large size, and 

 are used for long journeys. — Ederesa, likewise, 

 sent us some fine goats. 



We had passed about ten towns. From our 

 anchorage a great many islands intercepted our 

 view of the river ; so that there may be, and per- 

 haps are, many tributary streams which fall into 

 the river, and which were unseen by us. 



Some wood and rice were sent us as presents 

 on the morning of the 11th, from Dougnoh, and 



