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majestic, and undivided stream, but a little further 
on formed two islands, and, on the main, we ob- 
served again that cotton was cultivated. Traversing 
then a swampy plain, covered with several large farms 
belonging to people of the Kortere, we reached a 
small detached chain on our right, called Kirogaji, 
distinguished by three separate cones. Cultivation 
here is carried on to a great extent, and the number 
of horses scattered over the plain, afforded a tolerable 
proof of the wealth of the inhabitants, and we passed 
the residence of a rich farmer, called U'ro-Modibo, 
"liro" being the Piillo term for a farm, and '^modibo" 
the title of a learned gentleman. At the village of 
Sdga also, which, a little more than two miles further 
on, we left on our right, beyond swampy meadow- 
grounds, numbers of horses, and extensive cotton 
plantations attracted our attention. 
Three miles beyond Saga, we encamped near a 
small rivulet lined with luxuriant trees, of the species 
called gamji, or ganki, at the foot of the hills, the 
slope of which was covered with the richest crop of 
millet, and crowned with two villages inhabited by 
Fiilbe of the tribe of the Bitink6be, the river forming 
a rich and populous island called Be-gungu. This 
place is the residence of a sort of emir of the name of 
Bate, to whom my companions paid a visit, and ob- 
tained from him a supper and a small viaticum. 
"We made a very interesting day's march. Saturday, 
The hills, which are here crowned with the ^"^y^Qth. 
various hamlets, form a bend closely approaching the 
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