CHAPTER XXIII.

Of gold-dust, and the manner in which it is collected. Process of washing

it. Its value in Africa. Of ivory. Surprise of the Negroes at the

eagerness of the Europeans for this commodity. Scattered teeth frequently

picked up in the woods. Mode of hunting the elephant. Some reflections on

the unimproved state of the country, &c.

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