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CHAPTER XXVI. 
The Caravan proceeds to Konkadoo, and crosses the Faleme 
River. — Its Arrival at Baniserile, Kirwani, and Tambacnnda. 
— Incidents on the Road. — A matrimonial Case. — Specimen of 
the Shea Tree. — The Caravan proceeds through many Towns 
and Villages, and arrives at length on the Banks of the Gambia, 
— passes through Medina, the Capital of Woolli, and finally 
stops at Jindey. — The Author, accompanied by Karfa, proceeds 
to Pisania. — Various Occurrences previous to his Departure 
from Africa — takes his Passage in an American Ship. — Short 
Account of his Voyage to Great Britain by the Way of the West 
Indies. 
On the 7th of May, we departed from Malacotta, and having 
crossed the Ba lee, " Honey river/' a branch of the Senegal, 
we arrived in the evening at a walled town called Bintingala ; 
where we rested two days. From thence, in one day more, 
we proceeded to Dindikoo, a small town situated at the bottom 
of a high ridge of hills, from which this district is named 
Konkodoo, " the country of mountains/' These hills are very 
productive of gold. I was shewn a small quantity of this metal, 
which had been lately collected : the grains were about the 
usual size, but much flatter than those of Manding, and were 
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