High mountains were plainly seen on the western side.

They then came to a ferry, and beyond that travelled for fifteen days more, mostly in sight of the river, till at length after fifty-seven days travelling, not reckoning the halts, they reached Wassanah." "This city stands near the bank of the Joliba, which runs past it nearly south, between high mountains on both sides, _and is so wide that they could hardly distinguish a man on the other side_.

The walls are very large, built of great stones much thicker and stronger than those of Timbuctoo, with four gates.

It took a day to walk round them.

_The city has twice as many inhabitants as Timbuctoo;_ [*] the principal people are well dressed, but all are negroes and kafirs.