The Kusasis-A Short Histroy (2)

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w.eat so the tew Kusasia dotted about tha place lived in
oomparative p8alle. when they ware not ti&htin& either am.on~
themselves or with their neighbours to the North.
At that time ~at oaravana at Hause. and Moshi traders
used to make theu way down to Sal~a and they were in the
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habit o! stay~ a month or so at Tenkudugu to break the
journey. From there horses and tina ~CJWIla used to be sent
aver to the Bazaberimiea leader under a strong asoort
provided by the Busanp Chie! at Tenkudugu..
Slaves. would
be ~ven in exoban~e and brought baok to Tenkudugu. The
Caravan owning them used them to prooeed on down to Bawku,
where Kusasis llv~ under the proteotion ot the Mamprussi
crua! ot Ba.wku used to oome in end buy many ot the slsvaa
tor oattle and oowrias.
One good male slave was worth
four o.ovs and a tamale five.
The. people ot Binduri used
to do the S8JIle in a small wa.y as the Caravan passed through,
but the people ot Simebaga. were in those. days too taw in
number,~too poor in cattle, to go 10 for slaves much.
The Caravan I s. next.. stopping plaoe was Gambaga, where m.any
more sla.ves, were dispose.d of, and then the long journey to
Salaga was. commenoed.
.)alaga was the slave market par
exoellenoa. and here the Ashantis used to bring their ko~