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ARRIVE AT ELLYRIA . 
[chap. IV. 
grew on the banks of the stream. We accordingly 
dismounted, and turning the horses to graze, we took 
possession of a tree at some distance, under which 
a number of Latookas were already sitting. Not being 
very particular as to our society, we sat down and 
waited for the arrival of our party. The valley of 
Ellyria was a lovely spot in the very bosom of the 
mountains. Close to where we sat were the great 
masses of rock that had fallen from the cliffs, and 
upon examination I found them to be the finest 
quality of grey granite, the felspar being in masses 
several inches square and as hard as a flint. There 
was no scaling upon the surface, as is common in 
granite rocks. 
No sooner had the trader's party arrived than crowds 
of natives issued from the palisaded villages on the 
mountain; and descending to the plain, they mingled 
with the general confusion. The baggage was piled 
beneath a tree, and a sentry placed on guard. 
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LEGGE THE CHIEF. 
The natives were entirely naked, and precisely the 
same as the Bari. Their chief, Legge, was among 
them, and received a present from Ibrahim of a 
long' red cotton shirt, and he assumed an air 
