The inhabitants carried on a trade as far as Timbuctoo, which they described as situated 500 leagues in the interior.

They imported from it gold and ivory, and slaves from Bambarra, which was represented by them, as an extensive region between Timbuctoo and Cassan, barren but very populous.

The kingdom of Cassan was said to be formed into a sort of island, or rather peninsula, by the branches of the Senegal.

Gold was so abundant there, that the metal often appeared on the surface of the ground.

From these circumstances it may be concluded, that Cassan was in some degree confounded with Bambouk, which borders it on the south.