LAST MISSION TO AFRICA. 
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coffle had entered a town since leaving Gambia. As soon 
as the rain was over, went with Mr. Anderson to see 
the gold pits which are near this town. The pits are dug 
exactly in the same manner as at Shrondo ; a section of 
the pit would have this appearance. 
The notches in the side of the pit serve as a ladder to 
descend by. The gravel here is very coarse ; some round 
stones larger than a man's head, and avast number larger 
than one's fist were lying round the mouths of the pits, 
which were near twenty in number. Near the pits is a 
stream of water, and as the banks had been scraped away 
to wash for gold, I could distinguish a stratum of earth 
and large stones about ten feet thick, and under this a 
stratum of two feet of ferruginous pebbles about the size 
of a pigeon's egg, and a yellow and rusty-coloured sand 
and earth ; under this a stratum of tough white clay. The 
rusty-coloured sand is that in which the gold is found. 
Saw plenty of the gold rust. 
When I returned from the gold pits, I went with Mr. 
Scott to go to the top of the hill, which is close to the 
town. The hill was very steep and rocky. The rocks 
