"Kangarwar, half the size of Zinder. First day, evening march, seven hours, pitched in open country; course, S.E. Second day, pitched in open country; course, E. Third day, six hours, E.N.E. Fourth day, half-an-hour's morning march. Mandemnia village people occupied in making salt."
I believe Mr. Richardson was sometimes in the habit of jotting down observations in this way on loose pieces of paper previous to inserting them in his journal, which he evidently wrote in great part with a view to its being sent to the press, though at others he breaks away into a series of disconnected memoranda. We have no further account of what happened between the 21st of February and the 4th of March, than what is contained in the letter written by Dr. Barth, Mr. Richardson's fellow-traveller, so often mentioned in the foregoing pages (see Preface).—Ed.
APPENDIX.
LIST OF ROUTES, &c.
Route from Zinder to Kanou.
- From Zinder, starting S.S.E., Kankandi, one hour.
- Baban Tabki, a quarter of an hour.
- Dunai, four hours: large place, or village.
- Guna, one hour: large place.
- Karaiai, four hours: large village.
- Washa, seven hours: town and residence of a sultan.
- Kakibarai, three hours. This place consists of three villages; one upon the rocky hills, one on the slope, and one under the rocks. At Washa there are also rocks; the rest of the route is flat. From Washa to Kakibarai there is a most copious supply of water.
- Gordo, ten hours: large village.
- Eshkakato, two hours: large village.
- Tumbi, two hours: town and residence of a sultan. Omitting one place, the name of which was not remembered, then follows:
- Maidabara, one hour.
- Gumel, two hours: town and residence of a sultan.
- Tukkenzuru, one hour.
- Bermanaua, one hour: large village.
- Elladi, one hour. Here terminates the territory of Bornou.
- Garki, two hours: a very populous place, and said to be the residence of seven sultans (or governors). Here begins the territory of the Fellatahs.
- Dago, three hours.
- Kuka Maifurra, two hours.
- Kuka Mairua, one hour and a half.
- Gubbasaua, two hours.
- Souk (name not remembered), two hours.
- Gaizaua, two hours: a large place.
- Sharo, one hour. Here are three running streams, each separated by about a quarter of an hour's ride.
- Zango, a quarter of an hour. From Sharo to Kanou there are no less than thirty small villages.
- Kanou, a quarter of an hour. The whole of the route, with the exception of the rocks of Washa and Kakibarai, is flat, and trees are scattered along all the road. From Gumel to Dogo there is a forest, and from Kakibarai to Gordo the country is covered with the doom-palm. In all the towns and villages above enumerated is found a good supply of water. The portion of Bornouese territory is sandy, and that of the Fellatah's good earthy soil.