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cality *, and points out the market-place once teeming 
with life. It was a most affecting moment ; for, as 
if afraid of the evil spirits dwelling in this wild and 
deserted spot, all the people of the caravan, while 
we were thronging along the narrow paths opening 
between the thick prickly underwood, shouted with 
wild cries, cursing and execrating the Fellani, the au- 
thors of so much mischief, all the drums were beat- 
ing, and every one pushed on in order to get out of 
this melancholy neighbourhood as soon as possible. 
Having passed a little after sunset a large granitic 
mass projecting from the ground, called Korrematse, 
and once a place of worship, we saw in the distance 
in front the fires of those parties of the a'iri which 
had preceded us ; and greeting them with a wild cry, 
we encamped on the uneven ground in great disorder, 
as it had become quite dark. After a long march I 
felt very glad when the tent was at length pitched. 
While the fire was lighted, and the supper preparing, 
Gajere informed me that, besides Dankama, Bello 
destroyed also the towns of Jankiiki and Maclawa in 
this district, which now presents such a frightful wil- 
derness.f 
* The Hausa people call the site of a former town " kufai," in 
the plural form " kufaife." 
f Gajere enumerated to me also the following places as lying 
towards the north-west of our road in the direction of Maradi : 
viz., Wala, Golkuka, Harumawa, Gindawa, Majene, Kore, Dan- 
dabu, Kubdu (a large place belonging to Astafidet), Samia mai- 
gijje, Rub&kia, Furagirke, Age, Kuktita, Kafi mayaki (which ap- 
proaches within a little distance of Tindukku, the place I men- 
