1st day. Samóga, a mountain belonging to the mountainous district Asába.
2nd. Wákoré, a village inhabited by Aswánek, but subjected to Fúta as
well as to the Zenágha Arabs, to whom they pay tribute.
3rd. Galúla, a village inhabited by Aswánek, and dependent upon Wákoré.
It is situated at the foot of a mountain, from the top of which a brook
of living water rushes down. This watercourse is called Galúla like the
village, and is said to be full of fish.
4th. Dé il Kurbán, an Arab settlement on a wádí, with running water
during the rainy season, which is said to flow into the Senegal. Country
not under cultivation.
5th. Jumlaníye, another dwelling-place of the Zenágha on the same wádi.
6th. Wau Sámberlám, a high mountain ridge extending towards Bundu.
7th. Gílte, another locality in the same ridge. The country not under
cultivation, and only temporarily inhabited after the rains.
8th. Tashót, a wádí with water in the rainy season. No cultivation.
9th. Bú-ʿAmúd, an open tract of country, the pasture-grounds for the
cattle of the Fullán.
10th. Tara-múl, a locality on the same wádí. The country full of the
large species of antelopes, giraffes, elephants, and buffaloes, and
richly clad with large trees.
11th. Shillíyul, the same wádí richly adorned with trees. The country
nearly level, only broken by a few hills. Abundance of cattle.
12th. Sugurére, a Fullán village. Country hilly.
13th. Bailabúbi, on the same wádí. The country hilly; nothing but
pasture-grounds.
14th. Píttangál, another settlement of Fullán shepherds.
15th. Bogilchéle, a place of the same description. At this point the
Gurgul balléo, or black Gurgul, a small water course coming from the
N.E. in the direction of Gallúla, joins the Gurgul dhannéo, running from
Akerére in Tagánet, the two forming henceforward a considerable
watercourse, at least during the rainy season. According to this
informant, the small craft from Kahaide can navigate this creek, but of
such a communication the French accounts of the Senegal give no
indication.
16th. Maktachúchi, or, as the spot is called in the Fulfúlde language,
Lumbírde-chútinkóbe, a large pool of stagnant water with river horses,
and surrounded by fine pasture-grounds. A section of the Limtúna are
said to cultivate this ground.
17th. Rak Hilhébe, the plain of Hilhébe; property of the Brákena.
18th. Kerfát, the fields of Kahaide.
19th. Kahaide, on the W. side of a great bend of the Senegal. On your
road you pass the large village Jéri-lúmburí.
I will here add a list of the chief divisions of Fúta, including the
Wolof country, such as Íbrahím communicated them to me: Lóre, Damga,
Ferló, Nange-hóre, the centre of Fúta, Toró, Walbrek, Ndér, Úl, Niyán,
Bachár, Kimínta, Ballindúngu Sálu, Jolóf, Kayór.