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At eight a.m. portions of the elephant^s flesh brought into camp 
amidst great rejoicings ; while the negroes^ who had before refused 
to sell us grain^ now brought it in for beads^ and became anxious 
for meat. Donkeys had been dispatched to the slaughter-ground, 
and were now returning laden with the flesh, and the negroes 
received permission to possess themselves of the remainder. One 
hundred or more of them quickly left but the bones of the huge 
beast on the ground. The chief of the village, Jenieed, came for- 
ward in the course of the day, and arranged terms with Mussaad 
as to the hire of canoes and negroes to convey us across the lagoon, 
which, he said, was a day^s journey. Thirty canoes were promised 
to be forthcoming on the following day, for which payment was 
given in advance, copper bracelets principally. These men of 
Jemeed are properly of the Kytch tribe, but, possessing no cattle, 
they are not recognized as such by their wealthier kindred. The 
Jemeed support themselves chiefly by fishing. We commenced 
preparations to start the next day ; Rechan, the cook, exceedingly 
busy making wonderful dishes of elephant-flesh . How I wish some 
could be preserved ! but there is now too much moisture in the 
atmosphere to allow of its being dried. 
August 2^2nd . — We were all ready at an early hour to leave, but 
neither negroes nor canoes were to be seen. The former had 
decamped with their boats and their hire during the night. We 
were, as Petherick said, " sold considerably.^^ Deradau and another 
guide were sent to the principal chief of this part of the country 
— he was named Afar, and related by marriage to Jickwi and 
Deradau. They were to request Afar, who was eastward with his 
cattle, to expedite our progress, by inducing the negroes to bring 
their canoes to convey us across the lagoon. 
