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day, in a village called 11 Kada-bdkalay," we went only 
three miles further, when we encamped in another 
village called " Kada-marga," recently built, where 
the inhabitants of the deserted village of the same 
name, which on our return -journey from the capital 
we passed in the forest, had taken refuge. The village 
had a neat appearance, there being even a dyeing- 
place or " bukko almbe;" it was also enlivened by 
several tame ostriches. The well, with a depth of 
from ten to twelve fathoms, contained a rich supply 
of water, but of bad quality. 
The next day we made up for our loss of time, and 
only stopped for the night, about a couple of miles 
beyond Bdkada ; for, notwithstanding my esteem for 
Bii-Bakr Sadik, I refused to make any stay in, or even 
to enter the place where I had been kept back so long 
a time. The wooded wilderness had become prepared 
by the rains to receive its temporary inhabitants the 
Shiiwa ; and the well of B&kada, for the use of which 
1 had been obliged to pay so many needles, was left 
to decay. 
Tuesday ^ e se * ou * ear ty m the morning, in order 
April 27th. to reach at length the final object of our 
journey before the heat of the day. The country was 
well cultivated ; and the fields of native corn were 
here also laid out in ridges, or " der&ba." Trees 
were scattered in all directions, principally talha and 
hajilfj. The soil consisted of sand, but was suc- 
ceeded further on by clay, forming several large 
basins, where, later in the rainy season, extensive 
