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the districts distracted by war, and to do good to the 
lands he explored. 
At Tchow the caravan met a messenger with a 
numerous escort, sent by the King of Yariba to meet 
the explorers, and shortly afterwards Katunga was 
entered. This town is built round the base of a rugged 
THE CARAVAN MET A MESSENGER. 
granite mountain. It is about three miles in extent, 
and is both framed in and planted with bushy trees, 
presenting a most picturesque appearance. 
Clapperton remained at Katunga from the 24th 
January to the 7th March, 1826. 
Soon after leaving Katunga, Clapperton crossed the 
Mousa, a tributary of the Quorra, and entered Kiama, 
one of the halting-places of the caravans trading between 
