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on the top. The natives affirm that there is a lake of water 
on its summit, and they frequently go round the bottom 
of the precipices, during the rainy season, and pick np 
large turtles, which have tumbled over the precipice and 
killed themselves. Saw many very picturesque and rocky 
hills during the march, and in the evening halted at the 
village of Fali/ing, which is situated on the summit of the 
ascent which separates the Ba lee from the JBa fing. Lost 
one ass, and 801bs. of balls on the march. 
June 23d. — Early in the morning resumed our journey ; 
and after travelling two hours on a level plain, bounded 
with high rocky precipices on our right and left, we de- 
scended slowly towards the East, and shortly came to the 
village of Gimbia, or Kimbia. I chanced to be in the 
rear, bringing on some asses which had thrown their 
loads ; and when I came up I found all about the village 
wearing a hostile appearance, the men running from the 
corn grounds and putting on their quivers, &c. The cause 
of this tumult was, as usual, the love of money. The vil- 
lagers had heard that the white men were to pass ; that 
they were very sickly, and unable to make any resistance, 
or to defend the immense wealth in their possession. Ac- 
cordingly when part of the coflfle had passed the village, 
the people sallied out ; and, under pretence that the coffle 
should not pass till the Dooty pleased, insisted on turning 
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