ROAD FROM GU'RIN. 
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4th. A Pullo village situated on a river running N.W. into 
the Faro, and called mayo Kolejo. Here resides a 
petty governor called Ardo Mohammed ; the whole 
country is mountainous. The inhabitants maintain 
that the soil contains gold, but that they do not 
know how to collect it. Arrive between one and 
two o'clock P.M. 
5th. A pagan village, situated in the midst of separate groups 
of mountains, and governed by a chief called Nja- 
rendi. The whole country is under cultivation, 
the crops consisting in dukhn, durra, ground-nuts, 
and cotton. Arrive between four and five o'clock 
P.M. 
6th. A Pullo village, the residence (joro) of the chief Kab- 
du, and therefore called <f Joro Kabdu." The coun- 
try through which the road lies is mountainous ; and 
its inhabitants are pagans, but of very handsome 
figure. 
7th. Pass the night among the pagan slaves of the Fiilbe 
(Rumde Ngaundere) ; arrive towards sunset. 
8 th. Ngaundere, a place of considerable size for this country, 
said to be about as large as Gummel in Bornu, and 
surrounded with a low rampart ; the dwellings are 
built entirely of reeds, with the exception of the 
house of the governor and the mosque, the former 
being built of clay, and the latter of clay and reeds. 
A daily market is held. Arrive a little before 
noon. 
9th. A slave village (rumde) of the slaves of the Ardo, in 
a mountainous country, with watercourses in the 
valley. Arrive between one and two o'clock p.m. 
10th. Another pagan village ; many small hamlets scattered 
about. 
11th. A village of the Mbum, a large tribe of pagans, well- 
proportioned, who tattoo their bodies, make cuts in 
the chin, and file the teeth to a point. They live 
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