We can not judge of the size of the stream from what we now saw.

It had about forty yards of deep, fast-flowing water, but probably not more than half that amount in the dry season.

Besides these, we crossed numerous feeders in our N.N.W.
course, and, there being no canoes, got frequently wet in the course of the day.

The oxen in some places had their heads only above water, and the stream, flowing over their backs, wetted our blankets, which we used as saddles.

The arm-pit was the only safe spot for carrying the watch, for there it was preserved from rains above and waters below.