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stick, so as to make the indigo leaves fly off it like dust. 
Both practices have for their object the clearing of the 
cloth, so as to admit the indigo equally to all parts of it. 
The process abridged is, 
Four days indigo and a small quantity of sai-gee. 
Four days fermenting in a large quantity of sai-gee. 
One day at rest. 
Four days dipping the cloth, four dips per day. 
Thirteen in all. 
To return to the narrative. Lamina FolFono, one of my 
fellow travellers in my former journey from Mandingo to 
Gambia, hearing that I was come to Jindey, came from 
Wallia to see me. He told me that Karfa was in health, but 
had not received the musket I sent him by Captain Brand. 
At five o'clock had a strong puff of wind from the south- 
east, which raised the dust and had exactly the appear- 
ance of a tornado. 
May 7th. — Left Jindey, but so much were our asses 
fatigued, that I was obliged to hire three more, and four 
drivers to assist in getting forward the baggage. One of 
the St. Jago asses fell down convulsed when the load was 
put upon him ; and a Mandingo ass, No. 11, refused to 
carry his load. I was under the necessity of sending him 
back to Jindey, and hiring another in his place. 
We travelled on the north side of the Wallia Creek tilL 
