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THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. 
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ambufh to cut us off, and rob us on the way. For my part, 
I was very well fatisfied of the contrary ; but this did not hin- 
der them from forfaking the accuftomed road, and getting 
among a thick wood of canes; we were obliged to cut our 
way out of them when our direction was weft, or to the 
fouthward of welt. They were aifo afraid of Abd el Jileel. 
AT ten minutes paft eleven we crofled the Bedowi, 
which we had paffed twice before ; at half paft eleven we 
crofled it again, travelling fouthward; and a quarter 
after twelve we were fo entangled with woods, and fo fa- 
tigued with cutting the way for our camels, that we thought 
we fhould get no further. We had, however, continued 
till three quarters paft-one in a direction fouth-eaft, at which 
time we were not above five miles from Sancaho; and, at 
half paft two, had turned fouth-weft on the banks of the 
large river Tokoor-Ohha, which fignifies the Black River. 
It comes from the mountains of Awafla on the fouth-eatft, 
and, after winding confiderably, it falls into the Guangue, 
about eight miles from Guanjook. 
Toxoor-OuuaA is a river famous for the number of buf- 
faloes that are upon its banks, which are covered with large 
beautiful fhady-trees, all of a hard red wood, called Den- 
gui Sibber, or Breaker of Stones. They had neither fruit 
nor flower on them at this time, by which we might judge 
to what tribe they belong ; but they are not ebony, which 
in this country is known by the name of Zopé. 
On the igth, at three quarters paft fix we left our ftation 
on Tokoor river, which we croffed about a quarter of an 
hour after, our direction being nearly S. W. The territory 
Vou. IV. Sf here 
