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NOBTH-EAST APEICA. 



Gordon removed his residence to Lado, or Lardo, some twelve miles farther down 

 on the left bank of the river. This towTi, whose brick buildings and sheet- iron roofs 

 are visible above the palisades, presents a fine appearance in comparison with the 

 neighbouring villages. It is surrounded by a promenade ; a eucalj'ptus, planted by 

 Emin-Bey, towers above the house-tops ; while till recently the quay was crowded 

 with river craft. The other stations in the Bari country above Gondokoro are 

 Kirri and Bedden, where the river is crossed by a ferry. South-east of Gondokoro 

 stand the villages of BilUgong or Belenicin, noted for their iron mines and javelin 

 and lance manufacturers. In the neighbouring Lokoya Mountains dwell the bravest 



Fig. 34. — Baiii Smiths. 





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of the Bari, against whom the whites settled at Gondokoro had often to protect 

 themselves. Farther north the Berri, Bar, or Behr, occupying the prairies north- 

 east of Gondokoro, form a group of tribes distinct from the Bari, speaking an idiom 

 nearly identical with that of the Shuli, whom they also resemble in customs and 

 appearance. Another kindred people are the Shir, whose villages line both banks 

 of the Nile below Lado. Possessing no iron, these blacks fashion their arrow-heads 

 from ebony- wood. 



The Latuka Country. 



East of the Bari, a territory well watered by wadies flowing towards the Nile 

 from the south-east is occupied by the Latuka, who are entirelj- different from 



