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CHAP. LXIIL 
IMOSHAGII OR TAWAREK ENCAMPMENTS SOUTH OF THE NIGER. — - 
LAKES AND BACKWATERS OF THE GREAT RIVER. 
Wednesday, ^ N conformity with our project, I myself, 
August lOtL with E1 WaMti and twQ of my people on 
horseback, leaving my luggage behind with the rest 
of my servants, started in the morning for the camp 
of the Tawarek, having provided a very handsome 
present, consisting of a large Nupe tobe, a red cap, a 
turkedi, and three fine "haf " or "litham," altogether 
worth about 20,000 shells. However, we had only 
proceeded about a mile when we met a few Tawarek 
serfs, who informed us that it was not Somki, but 
another chief who had moved his encampment to 
this place ; and, from what I observed, I concluded 
that El Walati had been well aware of this before, 
but wanted only to extort from me a large present. 
Once in the hands of this crafty Arab, I had to use 
great discretion in order to prevent him from betray- 
ing me altogether, and I was obliged to bear silently 
any little trick which he might play me in order to 
enrich himself, as long as I proceeded onwards and 
approached the object of my arduous undertaking. 
We therefore moved on, and, soon leaving the moun- 
