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rugged ridge of low hills, the basis of which appeared to be com- 
posed almost entirely of granitic rocks rising over a bed of micace- 
ous earth, we arrived at Weah. This being a pleasant station, and 
our camels not having come up, we took shelter under some trees 
growing in the bed of the torrent, where we found some pits of 
rain water, and remained there for the day ; rejoicing at the 
opportunity which this delay aiForded us of becoming better 
acquainted with our companions. (Course S. b, W. 8 miles.) 
We left Weah, on the following day, at half past two in the 
morning, and directed our course nearly south-west, through a 
complete forest of the gira trees, towards a break in the moun- 
tains, leaving a high hill on our left. At half past four, we 
began to enter among the mountains themselves, where the road 
became intersected with deep gullies formed by the passage of the 
waters during the rainy season, and, soon afterwards, we came 
to a small pass, which bore somewhat the appearance of having 
been cut through a rock of iron stone,* beyond which commences 
the country called Samhar. At five we entered into a ravine 
between two ranges of mountains, rising almost perpendicularly 
on both sides, up the windings of which the road continues its 
circuitous course all the way to Taranta. A little further on, we 
passed two encampments of the Hazorta, who had descended with 
their cattle from the upper country, from whom we procured 
with some difficulty three cows for fifteen dollars ; and, in about 
half an hour afterwards, we reached our halting place at Ham- 
hammo, a small circular spot in a nook of the mountains, distant 
* Mr. Stuart subsequently observed, in passing tbis point, that the compass was sensibly 
affected, the rock containing a considerable portion of iron. 
