122 MUNGO PARK'S 
time to cook, and the rain prevented the watch fire from 
burning ; owing to which one of our asses was killed by 
the wolves. It was only sixteen feet distant from a bush 
under which one of the men was sleeping. 
August 5th. — Morning hazy. Halted, resolving to tra- 
vel at two o'clock, and sleep in the woods, the Ba Woolli 
being too far to reach in one march. Bought some ripe 
maize of this year's growth. ^ ^ 
Obser. mer. ait. Sun - - 172 45 0 
Latitude 
86 22 
0 16 
0 
86 38 
3 22 
0 
17 3 
0 
13 41 
0 
The whole route from Bangassi is marked with ruined 
towns and villages ; some of them are rebuilt, but by far 
the greater number are still in ruins. We saw scarcely 
any cattle on the route, and the avidity of the people 6f 
Koolihori for animal food, or perhaps their own peculiar 
taste, made them eat what the wolves had left of our ass. 
The wolves had eat only tbe bowels and heart, &c. so 
that the people had the four quarters and head. The day 
having clouded up for rain, resolved to halt here for the 
