FORESTRY OF WEST AFRICA. 135 



" 'Bexguela' is a fine bright, pale, irregular-shaped 

 copal, having a high melting point. It must be a 

 very old gum, and has the nearest resemblance to the 

 Zanzibar Animi of all the West African copals. It 

 sells here for about ;^8 per cwt. after a rough washing. 



"Angola copals are of two kinds, red and white. 

 They are both exceedingly hard old gums, the red 

 having a bright outside colouring, proceeding pi-obably 

 from the soil in which it has lain so long ; it sells here 

 for about £6 to £7 per cwt. The white kind contains 

 frequently quantities of impurities, such as leaves and 

 thick matter, which are so imbedded in the resin that 

 it discolours in melting, and this affects materially its 

 value. In a rough state unpicked, but simply roughly 

 washed and sifted, it sells for £/^^ to £60 per ton — a 

 portion after picking and cleaning here realizing 

 IS. to IS. 4d. per lb." 



