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terms with the Tawarek, while the next day some 
serious fighting takes place; and thus it happened 
that on the 16th a party of these people, who supplied 
the market with the article which all the people were 
in want of, were plundered of the whole of their pro- 
perty. Even with the inhabitants of the province of 
Yagha, so nearly related to themselves by origin and 
interest, there were serious dissensions; and during 
my stay in the place, the latter drove away all the 
cattle belonging to the village of Koria. The pro- 
vince comprises a considerable number of villages*, 
and, if well governed, would be of great importance, 
especially as forming the western province of the 
empire of Gando where it borders upon that of Ma- 
sina, or Hamda-Allahi. 
I was peculiarly situated with regard to my 
new companion El Walati, who was the sole reason 
of my making so long a stay in this place, while my 
exhausted camels, instead of having, as it was as- 
serted, a fair opportunity of recruiting their strength 
for the remainder of the journey, were growing 
weaker every day from want of good feeding. The 
* The names of the small towns and villages forming this pro- 
vince are as follows : Dore, Koria, Katinga, Wendu, Dani, Dan- 
gade, Selgo, Jamga, Mammashe, Bafade, Pekul, Bamde, Babirke, 
Torodi, Pule, Gambeti, Bedingel, three villages of the name of 
Debere, Bamura, Fadambaka, Gebu, Kola, Bombufa, Kachere, 
Kende, Lerbu, Bure, Benbenjango, Kollangel-pattide, Nelba, Be- 
resango, Fulgu, Billi, Chompangu (probably identical with Kam- 
pangu), U'regaudi, Gurmare, U'relangawu, Taka, Kilinke, Yakuta, 
U'riltaso, U'ro-Bellabe, Bangatake, Tobijagha, Dankandi, Begon- 
tigi, Kuri. 
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