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TRAVELS IN AFRICA. 
and made all the necessary preparations, we left 
Bathurst on the Srd of March. 
On our voyage up the river, we called at 
Tendebar, where we were enabled to pur- 
chase three small horses. I also landed at Ka- 
wour in the Salum country. The ground for some 
distance in the vicinity of this town, bore the 
marks of cultivation, but at that season was com- 
pletely destitute of verdure ; the soil, which was 
a mixture of brown mould and light-colored 
sand, appeared good ; a few small onions were 
the only vegetable I observed growing, and 
those were regularly watered morning and even- 
ing. 
The town is a considerable one, and may con- 
tain from 500 to 800 inhabitants. Their huts 
are composed of cane reeds and long dry grass, 
and are very neat and comfortable. The natives, 
who are a mixture of JalofFs and Soosoos, are a 
peaceable inoffensive race, and are chiefly en- 
gaged in trade, except when the approach of 
the rains summons them to the corn and rice 
grounds. 
We lost one of our native soldiers in conse- 
quence of a slight cut in the hand, which caused 
mortification; the existence of which, and of 
cold spasms and rigours, deterred Mr. Dochard 
from performing amputation. 
The country in the immediate vicinity of the 
