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'l'RAVELS IN AJ!RICA;and uneommonly rapid and turbulent river.The Arabsguide theraft with one hand, 'and swim on with the other, sustairiing themselves,each, on a blown goat-skin, with what rags they have by wayof clothing, tied, as a turban, round their heads.Thus they,lead ordirect the raft aeross tllis very wide and roost rapid stream, tro.nsversely,allowing themselves to be carried by it down about a quarterofa mile; where they land, taking advantageoi a still watercaused .bya Jedge of rock•.As S00n as the passengers and baggage arela:n\~led,theraftjsdh:;id;ed,each Arab takeshis p~rt, andhastens up an eqtlal distanceabove thatopposite to the point on tbeother side, whence tbey set off upon thenavigation; and there,eachcommitting himse~f again to the stJJeaJ:ll.,urges or towshis raft across for anoth~r cargo. Seven persons cau crossn,pan a raft of this kind, sittingc1os.e back .ta back.The Arabs 'takethe horses, each·man by lSevens, for good luck, bythe bridles, and plungein, whil~ a man urges them from behind ·until they s'vim. The.cantclownersare paid oif, or otherwise discharged.ilâtibitum,.. at the. castfe,and other camels are compelled or foundreadyto;be hiredat the oppositeside.Whena single Arab hasoccasion to CrosS the river, hefastens his c10thes round his head, and taking a skin underhis leftarm, throws hims·elf in,swimming with his ~egscrossing this formidable stream with, to h~m,and right.arm; thus.no m:ore dHficulty thanwe shouldfind were there here a bridge to pass overby. The river a~this time was ,comparatively Imv;.':Ît was abouta.. hund,redaud fiftyyards across, and, as said,proceeds totbe sea with a very ..rapiddesceut.lis course here lies bet\Veen bold hills.. The~e hi,us ,are ..not,bowever~the extrusi\re eJges of strata, but rather elevatedtabJ,e Jand,.alluviated .iuto sections or valleys; the wa,sh ofwatersJQtmiQg th~lteads being at ..or about a level.,val1eys,:their'rhebÇ)d of;tbe..dveJ."is\J.oaœ Qr~a:v~l.