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CHAPTER XXV. 
' UP RIVER NOTES.—INDIAN GEOGRAPHEES.-CARKA TO JAVALI.- 
OPHIR.—IGUANA.-HOW TO FIGHT “ DE DEBBEL.”—SIMON.- 
ARRIVE AT BLEWFIELDS.-RESULT OF TRIP.-DR. SEEMANN.- 
CONCLUSION. 
Before turning the head of my canoe down stream, 
I must give the information I obtained in respect to 
the general aspect of the river higher up, so far, at 
least, as pitpans can be used with advantage, namely, 
between Kisilala and a place called Carka, an Indian 
settlement on the right bank of the river, lying about 
six miles from, the Javali mine. Throughout the 
whole distance the river course is thickly studded 
with rapids and falls (in one case more than a hun¬ 
dred feet high), while rocks and huge boulders, in 
more than one place, completely block it right across, 
hiding even the water from view. 
Around these falls the Indians make portages, and 
the smoothness with which they are worn shows how 
frequently they are used. In the first instance, the 
pitpan is unloaded and carried round to the upper 
water, and then the cargo is brought over and re- 
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