TRAVELS AND DISCOVERIES

IN

NORTH AND CENTRAL AFRICA.

BEING A

JOURNAL OF AN EXPEDITION

UNDERTAKEN

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF H. B. M.'S GOVERNMENT,

IN THE YEARS

1849-1855.

BY

HENRY BARTH, PH.D., D.C.L.,

FELLOW OF THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL AND ASIATIC SOCIETIES,
&c., &c.

IN THREE VOLUMES.

VOL. III.

NEW YORK:

HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS,

FRANKLIN SQUARE.

CONTENTS

OF

THE THIRD VOLUME.

CHAPTER LIII.

DEPARTURE FOR TIMBÚKTU. THE HILLY NORTHWESTERN PROVINCES OF BÓRNU.

My Situation at the Death of Mr. Overweg.-Pecuniary Circumstances.-Inroad of

the Tawárek.-Take Leave of the Sheikh.-Projects.-My Servants.-The two

freed Africans.—The Méjebri.—Encampment in Kalíluwá.—Great Cold.—Súwa

Búwa.-District of Koyám.-The old Inhabitant of Birni.-Fertile Districts.-

The farming Village.-The Drain of the Komádugu.-Fractions of Tribes.-

Character of the Komádugu.-Fulbe Cattle-breeders.-Site of Ghasréggomo.-

The Ruins.-The Komádugu at Zéngiri.-Considerable Current.-Province of

Manga.-Manga Warriors.-Manga Females.-Borzári.-The Bedde and their

Komádugu.-Meeting with Mohammed ben Ahmed.-Daring Theft.-Wall of

Gesma.-Immense Ant-hills.-Donárí.-Reach again Zurríkulo.......... Page 17

CHAPTER LIV.

THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRITORY OF MÚNIYÓ AND ITS GOVERNOR.

Busy Scene at Ngárruwa.-Well of Berbéruwá.-Notice of Auyók.—Chelúgiwá.—

Natron Lake of Búne.-New and Old Búne.-Conflagration.-Peculiar Charac-

ter of Muniyó.-Palm-grove of Túnguré.-View of Gúre.-Estate of Múniyóma.

-Audience with Múniyóma.-His Character.-Slave Hunting.-Site of Gúre.-

Peculiar Site of Wúshek.-Sacred Site of Gábatá.-District of Keléno.-The

Natron Lake or A ́bye.—Lakes of Badamúni.—Plan of the Oasis of Badamúni.

-Varied Vegetation.-Fresh Lake and Natron Lake.-Survey of the Lake.-

Governor of Badamúni.—Mírriya, a favored Locality.-Character of Zínder.-

Ground-plan of Zinder.-Importance of the Town.-Pecuniary Supplies...... 43

CHAPTER LV.

DEPARTURE FROM ZÍNDER.-THE BORDER REGION BETWEEN THE BÓRNU AND THE

FULFULDE EMPIRES.-SECOND STAY IN KÁTSENA.

Line of Route.-Highway Robbers less to be feared than rapacious Governors.—

An old Acquaintance.-Unusual Mode of drawing Water.-Conspicuous Valley,

with dense Grove of Dúm Palms.-Gazáwa again.-The Ex-governor and rebel

Chief Sadíku.-Night's March.-Arrival before Kátsena.-Interview with the

Governor.-The Ghaladíma of Sókoto.-New Stores laid in in Kátsena.-The

Fáki 'Abd e' Rahmán.-His Arguments in favor of Polygamy.-Unforeseen Dif-

ficulty. Conduct of the Governor of Kátsena......
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CHAPTER LVI.

JOURNEY FROM KÁTSENA TO SÓKOTO.

Setting out from Kátsena.-The Dorówa-tree. -Tobacco and Yams.-Great De-

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