276 REMARKS ON TRAVELS 
sary to know whether these names are generic terms, or 
individual appellations. 
In the second place, the Couaraba runs across a 
country through which, according to the map of Mungo 
Park, a river called Banimrna passes, parallel with the 
Dhioliba this would appear impossible since the Coua- 
raba falls into the latter stream, if we may believe the 
report of the inhabitants. 
This portion of the itinerary furnishes data for the 
site of a country and even of a town called Kong, placed 
at a considerable distance in all the maps. The bearing 
of a line directed thither from Douasso is between 
S. S. E. and E. I S. E. by the compass, which is in fact 
due south *, so much for its longitude : but a distance of 
forty-five days* journey would carry it much too far to 
the south ; doubtless the soil is very mountainous upon 
nearly the whole road, and the journeys very short. If 
we stop at the seventh parallel north, we shall make 
each day's march but seven or eight geographical miles, 
including the windings of the route. 
Still proceeding northward, the traveller crosses large 
open plains and rich countries, bounded on the left by 
swamps, lakes, or ponds, which indicate the neighbour- 
hood of a large river. At length he reaches its banks at 
Galia, opposite to Djenne, at ten miles distance. Before 
we enter this capital, let us examine some important 
geographical positions. Nothing could be more obscure than 
