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TRAVELS IN AFRICA. 
Chap. LIV. 
altogether a circumference of about three miles, with 
a population of from 8000 to 9000 inhabitants. But 
the whole is merely surrounded by a light fence. 
The principal cluster, or hamlet, surrounds a small 
eminence, on the top of which stands the house of 
the head man or mayor, built of clay, and having 
quite a commanding position, while at the north- 
eastern foot of the hill a very picturesque date grove 
spreads out in a hollow. The ground being uneven, 
WUSHEK. 
1. Principal hamlet surrounding the dwelling of the bfllama, which is situated 
on an eminence. 
2. Several smaller clusters of huts. 
3. 4. Shallow vales with palm trees. 
5. Small depressions or cavities in the sandy soil, also with palm-trees. 
6. Another group of palm trees on the border of a small brook formed by a source 
of living water. 
the dwellings, like those in Gure, are mostly situated 
in hollows ; and the courtyards present a new and 
