Travels In The Interior Of Africa - Volume 1 of 2 - By Mungo Park













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canoes are of a singular construction, each of them being formed of
the trunks of two large trees rendered - Page 162
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The Canoes Are Of A Singular Construction, Each Of Them Being Formed Of The Trunks Of Two Large Trees Rendered Concave, And Joined Together, Not Side By Side, But Endways - The Junction Being Exactly Across The Middle Of The Canoe:

They are therefore very long, and disproportionably narrow, and have neither decks nor masts:

They are, however, very roomy, for I observed in one of them four horses and several people crossing over the river. When we arrived at this ferry, with a view to pass over to that part of the town in which the king resides, we found a great number waiting for a passage: they looked at me with silent wonder, and I distinguished with concern many Moors among them. There were three different places of embarkation, and the ferrymen were very diligent and expeditious; but from the crowd of people I could not immediately obtain a passage, and sat down upon the bank of the river to wait for a more favourable opportunity. The view of this extensive city - the numerous canoes upon the river - the crowded population, and the cultivated state of the surrounding country - formed altogether a prospect of civilisation and magnificence which I little expected to find in the bosom of Africa.

I waited more than two hours without having an opportunity of crossing the river, during which time the people who had crossed carried information to Mansong, the king, that a white man was waiting for a passage, and was coming to see him.

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