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ditch. In the vicinity of the capital are situated 
several small hamlets. The inhabitants wear only a 
leather apron, and do not practice circumcision. 
They raise abundance of beans. 
19th. A large open place (name not known), in the territory 
of Sara under the chief Gosdega, the inhabitants of 
which cultivate plenty of millet, sorghum, and beans, 
and plant a tree with a date-like fruit, with a large 
crown, but small leaves, the marrow of which, as 
white as fat, constitutes their butter and oil. This 
same tree I afterwards found along the Niger. 
20th. Sara-ngar-Kumra, another place wrongly stated to 
belong to Sultan Gosdega, with a stagnant water. 
21st. Sara-be- Day, a place under the chief Sariya, who pos- 
sesses numerous horses (on the Upper Shari). An 
entire day's march, including halts. 
22nd. Yaldang (or Nyeldang), a place inhabited by a tribe 
of the same name, belonging to the powerful nation 
of the Buwa, who in time of war retire to a high 
mountain in the southern part of their country. 
23rd. Gamkul, a place of another tribe of the Buwa, in a 
sandy tract with rocky ridges, rich in trees, and in- 
tersected by small watercourses. Giraffes, lions, ele- 
phants, and hogs, are numerous in this tract, and the 
latter constitute the principal food of the inhabitants. 
24th. Dan Madobo (or MiJdobo), under Sultan Gare, 
beyond a mountain-chain which you cross. The 
country yields cotton, millet, and sorghum. 
25th. Dan Bebe, a place of the chief (gar) Goda. The coun- 
try, which during the rains is intersected by various 
streams, yields cotton and sorghum. 
26th. Kome, in a mountainous district. The people dwell at 
the foot of the mountains, which they only ascend 
in order to harvest their crops, which grow on the 
mountains. They obtain water from wells only. 
A short day's journey. 
