Birribirchi, seven hours; well. Kagarwa, half a day; large village. Karragu-fillai, three hours. Gurrutua, half a day; town, and residence of a sultan. Zangairi, name of a river and a village, three hours. Here is a large river, which, however, is dry in summer. Most of these rivers are dry during the two or three hot months. Miggeba, four hours; a village. Zaggatur, half a day; a village. Bua, four hours; a village. Bagusu, half a day; a village. Kuka, four hours; town. This route is usually reckoned at fifteen days' journey: trees are abundant on all the route, especially the doom-palm. There are, besides, many streams of water, on the banks of which are seen animals of every description. * * * * * _Second Route, viâ Mashena._ Miria, three hours; town, and residence of a sultan. Here is a small lake, where palateable fish are caught. Abundance of corn is also found here. Gushi, eight hours; town, and residence of a sultan. Gijemu, three hours; village. Zubaggeru, eight hours; large village. Funokam, three hours; village. Mashena, three hours; town, and residence of a sultan. Bundi, half a day; town, and residence of a sultan. Karimairi, three hours; town, and residence of a sultan. Zorikulo, eight hours; village. Kafi, three hours; village. Ganaua, half a day; village. Wadi, half a day; village. Gurrutua, eight hours; village. Miggeba, half a day; village. A river, in which water is found three feet deep during the summer. Fataganna, three hours; village. Dumrua, half a day; village. Shilaua, half a day; a village. Basher, half a day; a village. Kuka, three hours. This route abounds with trees, water, fruit, corn, and many animals. * * * * * _Route from Gumel to Kuka._ From Gumel to Shafoa, half a day; large village. Taganama, half a day; large town, and residence of a sultan. Mashena, six hours; town, residence of a sultan. Gumsi, seven hours; large village. Zirku-Kura, ten hours; running water and wells. Enki-Kura (i.e. large water), twelve hours; a large lake, stagnant, having no communication with other water. Lauwanri, ten hours; large village. Diru, ten hours; large village. Chilumwa, ten hours; large village. Burburwa, twelve hours; a large walled town, and what is called _Biad-es-souk_, i.e. where a market is held. Daboko, twelve hours; small village, near a large river. Limbua, ten hours: this place consists of fifty or sixty little villages. Binaua, eight hours, comprising many small villages. Kamis-Ali, five hours, or place where a market is held. Basher, eight hours; village. Kuka, four hours.[25]