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covered with a thick mane, he is a hideous animal ; I have 
seen some with a red back and a white belly. Horned cattle, 
though common, cannot be of much use in a country where 
the herbage is dried up half the year, and in general not 
very substantial ; the cows, therefore, give but little milk. 
The ass is an object of curiosity in these countries; it would 
nevertheless be the most suitable beast of burden for them. 
Many goats are to be seen, but few sheep. I v/as told that 
the number of horses amounts to a thousand. I saw, however, 
but two very raw-boned and ill-looking creatures. 
It is difficult to estimate the population of Fouta Diallon, 
for the people live dispersed in the woods, but there is every 
reason to suppose that it is very considerable. 
The only way of travelling in this country is on foot, and 
it is necessary to hire a guide on whom you can depend. The 
traveller is liable to suffer from hunger, but at least he is 
never in want of water, and he can proceed in the shade. 
Hides, a little ivory, much wax, a great number of 
slaves, and a little gold, may be procured from Fouta Diallon. 
Kankan is the country whence the two latter are principally 
obtained. Silver coin, fire-arms, gunpowder, cloths, are the 
articles preferred by the inhabitants of Fouta Diallon. Amber 
is sold below the value at which it is rated upon the coast; 
even coral is not in much request, and glass-ware fetches 
scarcely any price, excepting blue and black rummers. 
The aborigines of this country are the Djalonkés. These 
