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account of the disorganised state of the country : 

 and this circumstance, with the foregoing, proves 

 the facility with which establishments might be 

 formed in the most favourable positions for 

 trade. 



The positions which it is probable would be 

 found to be the most favourable for trading esta- 

 blishments are, firstly — near Iccory market, 

 where the country is high and apparently 

 healthy ; secondly — at the junction of the Shary ; 

 thirdly — at Rabbah ; fourthly — at Boussa, where 

 there would probably be a portage of a few 

 miles ; and at one or two points between that 

 place and Sego : in all, from six to seven stations. 

 At all these places there is abundance of unoccu- 

 pied land, which could be purchased from the 

 natives at a mere nominal rate ; and in the part 

 of the country I have myself been in, I am con- 

 fident that such establishments would be hailed 

 by them with a general feeling of good will ; 

 that the white men would be appealed to as um- 

 pires in all disputes, and as long as they con- 

 ducted themselves with justice and propriety, 

 would be looked up to with respect and affec- 

 tion. 



There are two ways in which this might be 



