. On horseback through Nigeria; or, Life and travel in the central Sudan . th the result that the projecting edges ofthe cracks are sharp and hard as stones and mostpainful for both men and horses to tread uponwith unshod feet. We crossed the Simanka River at Lakoshi,where we camped for the night, and then movedon over the plains of Muri through pleasant grassyand parklike country on the right bank of theriver until we reached Kudu, a small Ankwe vil-lage set on a sandstone knoll overlooking the plainsof the Simanka and the Benue, The rest-housewas set on the summit of the rise, and from itsdo
. On horseback through Nigeria; or, Life and travel in the central Sudan . th the result that the projecting edges ofthe cracks are sharp and hard as stones and mostpainful for both men and horses to tread uponwith unshod feet. We crossed the Simanka River at Lakoshi,where we camped for the night, and then movedon over the plains of Muri through pleasant grassyand parklike country on the right bank of theriver until we reached Kudu, a small Ankwe vil-lage set on a sandstone knoll overlooking the plainsof the Simanka and the Benue, The rest-housewas set on the summit of the rise, and from itsdoor we could see spread out below the denselywooded plains at the confluence of the rivers, whilefar away in the distance to the south there pro-jected above the green and leafy sea another ofthose immense columnar rocks which, like theRock of Wase, form such remarkable features inthe landscape of the Protectorate. This was theRock of Bantaji, likewise a pillar of remains of an ancient volcano, which rose on the banks of the Donga close to the town of io8. Bauchi to Ibi Bantaji, thirty miles away to the south of theBenue. As Ibi was now close at handj I sent a messengerahead to give notice of our approach, and toarrange about canoes for transporting the carriersand horses across the Benue. In the afternoon weleft Kudu, and after travelling for a short distancethrough the forest on the right bank of theSimanka River, we crossed to the other side, andalmost immediately entered the open grassycountry which here fringes the Benue on the we reached the margin of the river itself,marked by no steep banks of alluvium, but onlyby a gently shelving shore, on which the grassyplains behind gave place gradually to the broadexpanse of yellow sand which formed the river-bed. The southern bank, however, was high andwell defined, and we could already see on the leftthe trading wharf and the white walls of theCompanys store, and on the ridge to the right therow of red-
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