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THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. 58% 
foot of it croffed a fmallriver of the fame name, which ter- 
minates the territory of Attata; here, to the fouth, it is 
indeed narrow, but very difficult to pafs by reafon of its 
muddy bottom. The fun all along the plain of Goutto had 
been very hot till now, and here fo exceffively, that it quite 
overcame us: what was worfe,Woldo declared. himfelf fo 
ill, that he doubied if he could go any farther, but believed 
he fhould die at the next village. Though I knew toa much 
of the matter to think him.in any danger from real difeafe,. 
I faw eafily that he was infected with a counterfeit one,, 
which I did not doubt was to:give me as much trouble as a. 
real one would.have-:done.. 
Ar three o’clock, however, we pufhed on towards the: 
S. E. and began to enter into the plain of Abola, one of the: 
divifions of the Agow. The plain, or rather valley, of Abo- 
la, is about half a mile broad for the moft part, and no-. 
where exceeds a mile. The mountains that form it on the: 
eaft and weft fide are at firft of no confiderable height, and. 
are covered with herbage and acacia-trees to the very top; 
but as they. run fouth, they increafe in height, and be- 
come more rugged and woody. On the top of. thefe are 
moft delightful plains, full of excellent pafture;.the moun-. 
tains to the weft are part of,.or at leaft join the mountain of 
Aformatha; where, from:a direction nearly. S. E..they turn 
fouth; and inclofe the villages and territory of: Sacala, which 
lie at the foot of them, and ftill lower, that is more to the 
weftward; the {mall village of Geefh, where are the long-ex-. 
pected fountains of the Nile. | 
THESE mountains are herein the form of acrefcent; the 
Fiver. runs in the plain along the foot of this ridge, and: 
along: 
