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the same number of inhabitants as Zinder, or from 
20,000 to 25,000. 
Ancient Haussa, according to the Monshee, con- 
sisted of seven cities, viz. 
1. Kanon. 
2. Kashna. This city is now about three times 
the size of Zinder. 
3. Daura. 
4. Zaria. 
5. Gouber. 
6. Maradee. 
7. Zanbara. This city is now about the size of 
Kashna. It lies beyond Gouber, not far from 
Sakkatou. 
I went to see the souk. There are two market- 
days in Zinder : the great souk on Thursday, and 
the little one on Friday, the days following one 
another. I rapidly passed through it ; it was full 
of people and merchandise ; all things in abund- 
ance : no one called after me, but I did not like to 
stay long to expose myself. The. principal pro- 
visions and domestic animals offered for sale are 
cattle (oxen), sheep, camels^ asses, goats, beef, 
mutton, samen, honey, ghaseb, ghafouley, a little 
wheat, dried fish (rather stinking, because no salt is 
used in drying), kibabs or roasted pieces of meat, 
beans, dankali or sweet potatoes; which last are 
brought from Kanou, as also is the fish, &c. I pur- 
chased three sweet potatoes for a fifth of a penny. 
There was, besides, also a good quantity of mer- 
