Routes from Zinder to Kuka: first route, viâ Minyo.
From Zinder to
- Zarmu, half a day; village. (The half day is from four to five hours.)
- Ginnewa, half a day; village.
- Majia, seven hours; village.
- Minyo, half a day; town and residence of a sultan of considerable power and influence.
- Alkammaram, seven hours; well.
- Kadalafua, seven hours; large village.
- Birribirchi, seven hours; well.
- Kagarwa, half a day; large village.
- Karragu-fillai, three hours.
- Gurrutua, half a day; town, and residence of a sultan.
- Zangairi, name of a river and a village, three hours. Here is a large river, which, however, is dry in summer. Most of these rivers are dry during the two or three hot months.
- Miggeba, four hours; a village.
- Zaggatur, half a day; a village.
- Bua, four hours; a village.
- Bagusu, half a day; a village.
- Kuka, four hours; town.
This route is usually reckoned at fifteen days' journey: trees are abundant on all the route, especially the doom-palm. There are, besides, many streams of water, on the banks of which are seen animals of every description.
Second Route, viâ Mashena.
- Miria, three hours; town, and residence of a sultan. Here is a small lake, where palateable fish are caught. Abundance of corn is also found here.
- Gushi, eight hours; town, and residence of a sultan.
- Gijemu, three hours; village.
- Zubaggeru, eight hours; large village.
- Funokam, three hours; village.
- Mashena, three hours; town, and residence of a sultan.
- Bundi, half a day; town, and residence of a sultan.
- Karimairi, three hours; town, and residence of a sultan.
- Zorikulo, eight hours; village.
- Kafi, three hours; village.
- Ganaua, half a day; village.
- Wadi, half a day; village.
- Gurrutua, eight hours; village.
- Miggeba, half a day; village. A river, in which water is found three feet deep during the summer.
- Fataganna, three hours; village.
- Dumrua, half a day; village.
- Shilaua, half a day; a village.
- Basher, half a day; a village.
- Kuka, three hours.
This route abounds with trees, water, fruit, corn, and many animals.