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Title: Travels and discoveries in North and Central Africa. From the journal of an expedition undertaken under the auspices of H.B.M.'s government, in the years 1849-1855
Year: 1859 (1850s)
Authors: Barth, Heinrich, 1821-1865
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Publisher: Philadelphia, J.W. Bradley
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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eal landmarkof Kano; but nothing was as yet visible of the town, and wehad but faint hopes of reaching it before sunset. However,we went on, though a little disheartened, as we had some fore-boding that we should incur the displeasure of the governor;and passing through the gate, in front of which part of theairi were encamped, without stopping, as if we were nativesof the country, went on across open fields. It took us fortyminutes to reach the house of Bawu from the gate, though thislies near the very outskirts of Dala, the northernmost quarterof the town. It was quite dark, and we had some trouble in taking posses-sion of the quarters assigned to us by our host. Kand had been sounding in my ears now for more than ayear; it had been one of the great objects of our journey asthe central point of commerce, as a great store-house of infor-mation, and as the point whence more distant regions mightbe most successfully attempted. At length, after nearly a yearsexertions, I had reached it.
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RESIDENCE IN KANO. 149 CHAPTER X. Residence in Kano—Finances—Appearance of the Streets of Kan6, andthe People—Visit to the Governor—Presents — Population, Manufac-tures, and Commerce of Kano. Its Army, Finances, and Government—Journey from Kano the capital of Hausa to Bornu—Dr. Barth hearsof Mr. Richardsons Death, and visits his Grave—Dr. Barth arrives atKtikawa, the capital of the empire of Bornu. Kano for us was a station of importance, not only from ascientific, but also from an economical point of view. Insteadof being provided with ready cash, we had received in Murzuk,on account of the British government, merchandise which, wehad been assured, would not only be safer than money, butwould also prove more advantageous for us. In consequenceof the heavy extortions to which we were subjected on the roadto Air, and of our long delay in that country, we had beendeprived of the small articles which we carried for barter,so that we were entirely thrown upon the merchandi

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