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NATRON . 
[chap. I. 
the buffalo hide of the animal that killed Sali Achmet 
being most serviceable in lashing. Sailed in the 
evening in company with a boat belonging to the 
Austrian mission. Eiver about 120 yards of clear 
JOCTIAN, CHIEF OF THE NUEHR TRIBE. 
water; current about two miles per hour. Found 
quantities of natron on the marshy ground bordering 
the river. 
Had a turkey for dinner, a “ cadeau ” from Koor- 
