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covered with a low forest growth ; and the river winds 

 considerably, with etaboos in all direftions. About a 

 mile or two above, a large lake-like expanse is passed on 

 the East bank, leading by numerous etaboos into the 

 river ; and across this, through a narrow channel, the 

 landing of the Ichiderie settlement is reached. The 

 settlement is quite a small one, not of Accawois, but of 

 Macoosis, with the distin6live round, conical-roofed 

 houses, which here were shut in at the sides by large 

 pieces of bark. It is situated on a high hill, of which a 

 very fine view is obtained further up the river. 



This whole upper distri6l. for a very considerable 

 number of miles, seems to be nearly continuous swamp, 

 covered with a low, almost bushy, growth — " Serabebe," it 

 was termed by the Indians with me — most monotonous in 

 its chara6ler, but giving a very distin6live facies in contrast 

 with high forest which so completely obstru6ls the view. 

 Here and there, a flowering water mora, water wamara, or 

 corkwood tree, broke the horizon of green almost uniform 

 except where small hilly tracks rose. These v/ere generally 

 the sites of old deserted settlements. Such are Awiebarie 

 and Wokabouyaqua below the Sarabaroo creek, and 

 Omiaqua and Mosocorie below the Atakapara. 



Over the greater part of the course, the river runs with 

 a strong current, narrowing at intervals to from about 

 15-25 yards, and then again widening out to more than 

 twice that extent, and not infrequently with large lake- 

 like openings at the sides, the greater part of which are 

 said to be uncovered in the dry season. Two such 

 expanses, of very large size, are met with above the 

 Sarabaroo creek, and are known as Enwogo-popa and 

 Monima-popa. 



