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TRAVELS IN CENTRAL AFRICA. 
iioorij a raft^ on which were Bagara Arabs^ was paddled by them 
near us, and salutations exchanged. The Bagaras said that they 
were willing to go upon a slave hunt, and that they would bring 
their horses ; would not Petherick come to terms with them ? 
He talked with them for a short time, and found that frequently 
they were so employed by traders, but that Mahommed Cheir, hold- 
ing an Egyptian Government appointment, was their chief supporter. 
Passed many small islands uncultivated, and to the east saw a range 
of mountains called the Djebel Dinka. Sailing swiftly, suddenly 
