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TRAVELS IN AFRICA. 
Chap. XXII. 
sociable companion Gajere, as well by the care he 
took for our evening fire (which he arranged in the 
most scientific way) as by the information he gave 
me with regard to the routes leading from Zinder to 
Kano, contributed greatly to the comfort and cheer- 
fulness of our bivouac. I first learned from him 
that there are four different routes from Zinder to 
Kano, one route, the westernmost, passing by Dau- 
ra; the second, passing by Kazaure ; the third, by 
Gani-n-Gedunia ; the fourth, by Giimmel (or, as he 
pronounced it, Gumiel*), gari-n-serki-n-Da-n-Tanoma, 
this being the easternmost and longest route. Ga- 
jere himself was only acquainted with the third 
route, the stations of which are as follows. 
Starting from Zinder you sleep the first night in 
G6go, the second in Mokokia, the third in Zolunzolun, 
the fourth in Mag&ria, the fifth in Tunfushi, the sixth 
in Garii-n-Gedunia, from whence it is three days' 
journey to Kano. 
Saturday ^ty people, Gajere, and myself started 
January nth. considerably in advance of the caravan, in 
order to water the animals at our leisure, and fill the 
waterskins. It was a beautiful morning, and our 
march a most pleasant one ; a tall sort of grass called 
" gamba " covered the whole ground. Thus we went 
on cheerfully, passing by a well at present dry, situated 
in a small hollow and surrounded with fine trees which 
were enlivened by numbers of Guinea fowl and wild 
* This same variation is to be observed in the name Maradi, 
which many people pronounce Mariyadi. 
