Through unknown African countries; the first expedition from Somaliland to Lake Lamu . er Web flowed into the Jub or Webi Ga-nana, being joined by the Denneck just south of the Caves of \ar to the south another river flows into the Web, formed by two streamscalled the Mana and the Wabera, each the size of the Denneck (which istwenty-one feet wide, a foot and a half deep, and flows at the rate of three milesan hour). The Web and the Mana and the Wabera all arise from the greatplateau, eight to nine thousand feet high, called the Budda, which lies west ofSheikh Mohammed. The Web, arisi
Through unknown African countries; the first expedition from Somaliland to Lake Lamu . er Web flowed into the Jub or Webi Ga-nana, being joined by the Denneck just south of the Caves of \ar to the south another river flows into the Web, formed by two streamscalled the Mana and the Wabera, each the size of the Denneck (which istwenty-one feet wide, a foot and a half deep, and flows at the rate of three milesan hour). The Web and the Mana and the Wabera all arise from the greatplateau, eight to nine thousand feet high, called the Budda, which lies west ofSheikh Mohammed. The Web, arising from a high mountain called W^ar-goma, is thirty yards wide, three to four feet deep, and flows at the rate of fiveand a half miles an hour as it passes through the Caves of Wyndlawn. I wasalso intormed that the River Jub, which is called simply Canale in this neigh-borhood, comes from a country far to the west, called Jum Jum, beyond thecountry of the Boran. I afterwards visited a tribe called the Jan Jams, whotold me that the Jub rose immediately to the north of their THE CAVES OF WYNDLAWN. 91 ru2:s:ed and gjrander series of chambers and arches than atthe northern end, but the beautiful outhnes were at the mouth of the cavern the river fell a few feetover a mass of broken arches. The mountain had beenbroken down somewhat, so as to form a semi-circle aboutthe exit of the river; but all around, like radii from tliecentral arch, were to be seen the tunnels, winding in alldirections beneath the great arches forty feet high. No one who may in future years visit these caves willever accuse me of having exaggerated their wonderfulbeauty. We soon overtook the camels, and continued on fast toGinea, which Vv^e reached at twilight, after marching con-tinually all day. A great reception awaited us. I senttwo of my boys ahead to inform Wal-da-Gubbra we werecoming, when we were only a mile from his village; butin the short time allowed him he collected a body of a
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