To the King of Sansanba,
Amber 10
Coral 5
Scarlet 5
Bars.
Barraloolo 5
To different people, Grandees 20
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97
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[Footnote: Here is a mistake of Mr. Park. The total is really 98.]
Bought a bullock for 12
And a sheep for 5
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Mer. Alt. 163 17 0
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81 38 30
0 16 0
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81 54 30
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Z.D. 8 5 30
D. 21 37 30
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Latitude 13 32 0
May 29th.—In the forenoon had an opportunity of sending two letters home to England, viâ Gambia.
In the evening left Badoo, and went to Tambacunda, about four miles east of Badoo. The river Gambia is only four miles distant, South of Badoo. Mr. Anderson and Mr. Scott went up a hill near the town, and had a fine view of it. The course is from the South-East, till it reaches the hills near Badoo; it then turns towards the South. It is called Ba Deema, or the river which is always a river, i.e. it never dries. The distance between Badoo and Laby in Foota Jalla is five days travel.
Purchased two asses.
May 30th.—Left Tambacunda, and entered the woods. Travelled very expeditiously till eleven o'clock, when we reached a watering place called Fatifing, where we found some green dirty water, so bad that nothing but necessity would have made us drink it. Halted here till half past two o'clock, when we again set forward and reached Tabba Gee just at dark: found no water. During the afternoon the country to the South hilly and beautiful. A little before we reached the halting place some drops of rain fell.
May 31st.—Left Tabba Gee at day break, and a few miles to the east passed a round lump of quartz, called by the natives Ta Kooro, or the traveller's stone; all travellers lift up this stone and turn it round. The stone is worn quite smooth, and the iron rock on which it rests is worn hollow by this constant motion. Halted during the heat of the day at Mambari, where there is a small village built this season; the former one having been destroyed by war many years ago. Passed in the course of the forenoon two streams running towards Gambia.
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Obser. Mer. Alt. - - 162 43 0
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1/2 81 21 30
0 16 0
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81 37 30
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Z.D. - 8 23 30
D. - 21 46 10
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Latitude - - - 13 22 40
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