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come smoother, we were obliged to leave the margin 
of the beautiful stream, which, near the bank, appa- 
rently descended to a great depth, in order to ascend 
the higher ground ; for here the land juts out into 
the river in the form of a broad promontory, the 
whole slope being covered with fine crops, which 
were just approaching to ripeness. Thus we reached 
the farming village, or riimde, belonging to Fittia 
Imam, or, as the name is generally pronounced. Mam 
Fitti, a wealthy Piillo, who possesses also a farm in 
the plain at the foot of the promontory close to the 
river. Here we encamped on the south-east side of 
the village, where the ground afforded good pasture 
for the camels. 
I had been reposing awhile in the shade of a small 
k6rna, when my people informed me that they had 
discovered, on the slope of the hills, a spring of living 
water, and I was easily induced, by the novelty of 
the phenomenon in this region, to accompany them 
to the spot. 
The whole slope is about 500 feet high, and the 
view from this point across the river is extensive, 
but towards the south-east it is obstructed by the 
hills rising in that direction to a greater elevation. 
This culminating point of the ridge we ascended the 
next morning, when we found that the highest level 
expanded to an open plain, well clad with bush and 
grass and a rich supply of corn, although the crops 
did not exhibit here the same luxuriant growth as on 
the slope of the hills. Proceeding then for a mile 
