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KIRI MARKET. 
We then proceeded up the river. The scenery was 
beautiful in the extreme ; the Kong mountains right 
ahead, and the banks on either side finely wooded. Passed 
Kiri market, and saw several canoes going down the 
river, with slaves and small horses. Kiri Island looked 
like a magnificent park, and the grass, at a little distance, 
resembled a well-cropped lawn, the tops being level, but 
the grass was at least ten feet high, growing in a 
deceitful swamp. 
Several large crocodiles have been passed to-day ; 
some on the banks, and others in the water, looking 
very much like a part of a tree, as they move slowly 
with the stream near the surface. 
The channel is here very rocky. 
3 A.M. 
Ther. 
79“ Wet bulb Mason’s Hygr. 75“ 
9 A.M. 
79“ 
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3 P.M. 
76“ 
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loth . — On amving at Barraga, or Beaufort Island, in 
order to prove its doubted insularity, we entered the 
channel which separates it from the main bank. On 
both sides, the land is well cultivated, and on the slope of 
Mount Etse (Soracte), advantage has been taken of 
small spaces of good soil among the rocks. The popu- 
lation appears great, and is of the Kakanda nation. We 
found the channel very winding, and several small rivers 
as tributaries. The island has a ridge of rocks running 
through it, terminating in a hill — an excellent site for a 
