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conquest of these kingdoms, Cano also became sub- 
ject to Tombuctoo. Assouda is situated eight jour- 
neys from Agadez ; the intermediate country is 
beautiful and fertile, presenting numerous herds of 
cattle grazing between the fields of maize. Aga- 
dez, the Agadost of Edrisi, a large populous trad- 
ing city, lies in N. lat. 20° 20', about 479 Gr. 
miles from Mourzouk, and 255 from Cassina. The 
salt caravan of Agadez traverses the vast desert of 
Bilma, and reaches the salt lakes of Domboo, pro- 
bably the Chelonides Palus of Ptolemy, after a 
journey of forty-five days : it consists of 1000 ca- 
mels, maintained for the purpose, and accustomed 
to this perilous route. The merchants of Cassina 
export gold-dust, slaves, senna, civet, cotton-cloth, 
dyed goat-skins, ox and buffaloe hides ; and im- 
port European cloths, and iron -ware, horses, cow- 
ries, and gooroo-nuts. In cloths, the glaring co- 
lours are most acceptable, and the inhabitants of 
Fullan, a district on the west of Cassina, wear 
clothes which are checked with various colours, like 
the plaids of the Scotch Highlanders. The majo- 
rity of the population consists of negroes, who ad- 
here to their ancient superstitions, though the king 
and many of the chiefs are Mahometans. The go- 
vernment seems to have originated in the predo- 
minating influence of a powerful tribe, reducing to 
subjection those in its vicinity. Hence the tribes 
which own allegiance tp Cassina differ in language, 
