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ter from ancient times, engaged in the gold trade be- 
tween Kong and Kukia (the old capital of Songhay), 
which received its gold from hence. Even now a 
peculiar weight of mithkal (see Vol. V. p. 23) is 
still used here. The number of inhabitants about 
3000. The name of the present governor is Kancho. 
From hence a track leads to Woghodogo. 
16th. Halt on the border of a river, having crossed another 
river in the course of the day. 
17th. A well inhabited (probably Mandingo or Wangara) 
place called by the Hausa traders " gari-n-maiben- 
dega," on account of the people being all armed with 
muskets. Territory of governor Mangha. 
18th. Sakoiga, territory of Yendi. 
19th. Yendi, an important place, but not near so large as 
was believed formerly, from the account given by 
the travellers to Asianti, it appearing in reality to 
have a population of about 5000. They are idol- 
aters, and drink buza or peto in great quantity. 
The name of the governor is Kirgangu, before whose 
house two baskets of meat are daily given to the 
vultures, to whom a sort of worship seems to be 
paid. 
20th. Sambo, a village situated on the other side of the 
river. 
21st. Kobier or Kobia. 
22nd. A halt on the bank of a river, no village. 
23rd. Sungungu. 
24 th. Turu, a village. 
25th. Yansala. 
26th. Saiga, or Selga, capital of the province of Gonja, resi- 
dence of a governor ; population about 1000 inhabi- 
tants, the market of the guro trade, and destitute of 
water, which is brought from a rivulet at some dis- 
tance called (i gulbi-n-barawu," on account of its 
being occasionally infested by robbers. 
