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four hours, and only when they see the moon. A 
small river runs close to the town ; but it is some- 
times dry, and the inhabitants go for water to the 
great river, which lies about an hour's ride of a 
camel to the south. 
During our traveller's residence at Tombuctoo, 
the Shegar, or king, sent a caravan to the city of 
Wassanah ; and, fortunately for our information, 
compelled Sidi Hamet to accompany it. They 
came in two hours' ride to the banks of the river, 
called here Zolibib (Joliba of Park), which was 
wider than from Mogadore to the island. They 
proceeded along its right bank for six days, in a 
direction a little to the south of east. After pass- 
ing a small town called Bimbinah, the river turned 
more to the south-eastward, " because there was a 
" very high mountain in sight to the eastward." 
They pursued their journey more to the south for 
fifteen days, through a hilly and woody country, 
when they came again to the same river. They 
found here a small negro town, which, though 
hostile, did not attempt to molest them. They 
saw, on the other side, two large towns and many 
armed negroes, also hostile, but who could not get 
across the river. They travelled three days south- 
east along the river y then spent six days in passing 
a ridge of mountains, along whose steep side the 
river flowed ; they came again to its bank, and 
found it very narrow and full of rocks, " which 
