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slielter; while the men covered themselves with hides^ and made 
themselves as snug as circumstances would permit^ the rain pouring 
in torrents. When it ceased^ the journey was continued; we passed 
through the same style of country^ and before sunset arrived at 
the village of Dugwara. 
Its stockade contained a larger area than had hitherto been 
seen^ and^ invited by the splendid tree standing isolated in the 
centre^, we availed ourselves of its shade. A double row of huts, 
equidistant from each other, stood in close proximity to the circular 
fence ; in front of the huts small plots of ground, bearing green 
tobacco, presented a cheerful aspect. The diameter of the enclosure 
on measurement gave four hundred and seventeen feet, and con- 
tained one hundred and eleven huts, presumed to contain four 
individuals each, would give a population of four hundred and 
forty-four. In the neighbourhood were five similar settlements, in 
all estimated to give upwards of two thousand inhabitants in the 
district. To supply the locality with a never-failing supply of water 
flows the river Nam, called Kardo by the Djour. The soil is sandy 
and shallow, therefore the dourra and duchn grain is shorter in 
stalk than farther north, although its productiveness seems 
excellent, , 
November 2Qth .' — The chief Dochacka made an unsuccessful 
attempt to procure guides for us, excusing himself from the 
service. We started at 7.30 a.m., conducted as heretofore by our 
own men. At ten a.m., after marching through thick forests, it 
became more open; and for the first time large grey fine-grain 
granite boulders, nearly as high as the trees they stood amongst, 
were passed. Another hour brought us to the foot of a picturesque 
group of rocks, heaped wildly on the top of each other to the height 
