DANAGLA MISDEEDS. Bir After passing a small khor by means of a natural bridge (i.e., the enormous roots of a fig-tree), and then following for a time the road, which led through a swamp, thorns, and grass, we turned in the direction of Jebel Paya. The land here has such an elevation that the rise to the foot of this mountain was first noticed when we began to descend. The mountain proper, which lay at a short distance to the right of our road, rises to a height of about six hundred and twenty feet above the pass. It would have been impossible to ascend the mountain without great loss of time, on account of the exceedingly high grass and masses of bushes, so I did not attempt it.

The land now began to fall rapidly, especially towards the right, but, on account of the forest, no view was to be obtained, even in those places where cultivated fields intervened. ‘The people here grow an immense amount of sesame, which thrives splendidly upon the rocky soil. Many doléb palms, a number of small streams imbedded in the rock, all flowing in the direction of the Amadi river, and many cultivated fields, lent to the last part of this road a very pleasant variety.

Our headquarters on this occasion were established at Biti, Chief Kango’s village. A number of official duties were awaiting me here. ‘This village lies at a distance of about two hours from the great Danagla station of Amadi, which belonged formerly to the mwdirié of the Bahr-el-Ghazal. I determined to find out how things were going on there. On looking over the records, which I had demanded, and which were only unwillingly produced, I found that they contained some curious information concerning the inhabitants, which I must not omit to detail. There reside in the district of Amadi, called also Kism Jur, in addition to forty Danagla in the pay of the Government, who act as a sort of irregular soldiery, no less than ninety-six other Danagla, of whom over twenty were, to all appearance, doing nothing, whilst fifteen made a living as traders, and forty-five were wshwrié (tithe-payers), who, as a _ matter. of course, neither cultivated the land nor payed tithes, and as many as eight were fakis. To these must be added three hundred or more persons composed of dragomans, farukh-_ mirt (Government slaves!), makalil (Negro soldiers of the