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Trees producing valuable wood are in quantity: Roop at 
them is Carapa guyanensis, which is probably the “Danta ” 
of sie Be gk the wood is hard and dark. The so-called 
* Aman” has a white close-grained wood ; the “ Ceda,” probably 
a peie of Albiz zid, has a red wood. A tree yielding wood 
called “ Quanta ” is also utilised. The * Odoom " u te 4 
excelsa) is said to be plentiful, and its value is well known 
The cotton tree (Bombax) has a soft. white at ana is 
employed by the native carpenters for making canoes, stools, 
&6, ; 1 l cotton’ is used f 
mattresses. The long offshoots of several palms make excellent 
canes, and are much used for binding. when making huts. 
Bamboos grow as far inland as Fumsoo ; the African is not so 
skilful in utilising this grass for his feeds as the East Indian. 
Native carriers take all tue merchandise to the Coast except 
timber, which is, I believe, floated down the Prah river during 
the rainy season. The former method is very unsatisfactory, 
being uncertain and expensive. A railway is urgently required 
for trade purpose 
VI.—CONCLUDING REMARKS. 
The great prevalence of malarial ie renders the ime 
region quite unfit for European residence ; the intensity of thes 
diseases i is increased tenfold when the soil is turned u up. 
The physique of the natives A good, but they are very indo- 
lent and superstitious, and the average mental gol is small. 
Domestic animals were comparatively few. Small oxen appeared 
to be the ony kind of animal whic h kept in good 2 didition on 
the rank herbage. The sheep, goats, pigs and dogs seen were 
mall and stunted in growth, and usually suffered from some 
as disease. Common fowls were kept in every village, but were 
leggy and ill-Havoured. 
The portion of the main road extending from Mansu to 
Kumassi becomes obstructed in many places by trunks and 
branches of trees after a tornado. The force of the wind is most. 
felt at the edge of a erate og or near the road, where support from 
the natural surroundings has been partly removed. 
The unhealthiness of the country is a great hindrance to the 
employment of European agents, but us a railway penetrated the 
forest sone; establishing a rapid means of communication with 
the healthy mountainous interior, as tm been done in India, it is 
mineral products of the country could be carried on without the 
present limitations. 
The friendly commercial intercourse thus established with the 
natives of the interior of this wealthy land would have an advan- 
tageous influence on the neighbouring native States, and thus 
benefit the Colony. 
Hy. CUMM 
Surgeon i Capea A.M.S. 
London, April 19th, 1896. 
