SUNSET ON THE NIGER. 
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canoes. The Eggarah people bring the produce of the 
interior. Those from Aboh bring European goods, 
when they have them, or salt. The “ Dryland” people 
from the hills behind Adda-mugu, or Damoogoo, or 
Abela, bring horses. 
The sunset this evening was singularly beautiful. 
The etfulgence of the glowing tints in the sky, reflected 
in the broad and unruffled expanse of the Niger, with 
the rich and varied foliage on its banks, gradually fading 
in the distant hiUs of Onechab, were such as even Turner 
could not have done justice to in his most gorgeous or 
extravagant exercise of imagination. The fine weather 
and the beauty of the scenery, seemed to have a cheering 
effect on the spirits of all hands, especially as we had 
passed the dreaded Delta without a single case of fever 
on board. Indeed, the voyage hitherto had been one of 
uninterrupted enjoyment. 
We anchored in the middle of the stream soon after 
sunset. Temperature of the air 8P,2; of river- 
water 82®,4. The electricity of the atmosphere dis- 
charging itself all round us. 
3 A.M. Th. 78® dew pointMason’s Hygr. 75® 
9 A.M. 
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Wednesday, September 1st . — The air this morning 
was delightfully refreshing, being less charged with hu- 
midity than in the lower parts of the river. On landing 
for a short time, an Orchidea, four feet high, was found 
rooted in the earth. A great part of the jungle on the 
