TRAVELS IN AFRICA 
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the night. At about four miles ne. from our 
camp, was a lofty perpendicular rock of sand- 
stone, bearing a strong resemblance to the ruins 
of a cathedral. 
We left the Dunso at half after seven on the 
morning of the 26th, and travelled through a 
valley bounded by lofty mountains and perpen- 
dicular cliffs of sand-stone. At eleven, we passed 
a small stream running e. by s., and in an hour 
after arrived at the Kankeenhang stream, run- 
ning N. by w., where we encamped. 
In consequence of some hesitation on the 
part of the prince to accompany us farther, un- 
til, as he said, a white man had visited Almamy, 
we halted at the Kankeenhang until the 2d, 
when, not being able to procure a sufficient 
supply of rice or other provisions, w^e moved 
forward, much against the advice of the prince, 
who plainly told us we were doing so altogether 
on our own responsibility. 
A march of four hours, rendered extremely 
painful and tedious from the swampy nature of 
part of the path, and a no less number than 
fourteen streams crossed, brought us to the 
Panjetta river, which we also crossed, and halt- 
ed on its east bank. Abdul Hamed, on seeing 
us cross the last, thought we were going to con- 
tinue our march j and, although he had been 
told that such was not our intention, he would 
