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traces of the footsteps of the banga or hippopotamus. 
Here we had to cross several watercourses, at pre- 
sent dry, one of which is called Galindu, and is said 
to be identical with the Biiggoma, which we had 
crossed with so much difficulty before reaching the 
town of A^ribinda. But rocky ground soon prevailed 
again ; and another promontory jutted out into the 
water, the river, which on the whole has here a south- 
south-westerly direction, being once more broken by 
- cliffs. 
A little further on we encamped opposite a ham- 
let called Waigun, which was just building, while 
another one of the same name was lying a little 
higher up the river. However we derived no ad- 
vantage from the neighbourhood of this little centre 
of life, for having no boat at our disposal we were not 
able to communicate with those people ourselves, and 
they, on their part, felt little inclination to make our 
acquaintance, as they could not expect that we should 
be of much use to them, except in lightening their 
stores. My companion, the Kel e' Siiki, with shouts 
endeavoured to intimate to the people that their sove- 
reign lord Bozeri was himself present ; but this arti- 
fice did not succeed. The Tmeliggizen, or their slaves, 
who dominate both shores, are ill-famed on account 
of their thievish propensities ; and we protected our- 
selves by firing a good many shots in the course of 
the night. 
Pursuing our course at an early hour, ge- Monday, 
nerally in a south-westerly direction, we -^^^y^'^^^- 
