The men were all in high spirits at this addition to their fare, which was more than had been bargained for, and their songs rose merrily round the fire in the night air.
In the morning, after breakfast, they again took their places in the canoe.

For twelve miles they paddled, the tide at first assisting them, but after this the water from the mountains ahead overpowered it.
Presently they arrived at the first Fan village, called Olenga, which they reached six hours after starting.

The natives crowded round as the canoe approached, full of curiosity and excitement, for never but once had a white man passed up the river.

These Fans differed widely from the coast negroes.

Their hair was longer and thicker, their figures were slight, their complexion coffee colored, and their projecting upper jaws gave them a rabbit mouthed appearance.