Itisthreeorfourhundredfeethigh,andcoveredwithtrees。
ItsgeographicalpositionisprettyaccuratelylaiddownfromoccultationandotherobservationsImaymentionthatthevalleyonitsnorthernside,namedKandehyorKandehai,isaspicturesqueaspotasistobeseeninthispartofAfricaTheopenglade,surroundedbyforesttreesofvarioushues,hadalittlestreammeanderinginthecentre。
Aherdofreddish-coloredantelopespallahsstoodononeside,nearalargebaobab,lookingatus,andreadytorunupthehill;
whilegnus,tsessebes,andzebrasgazedinastonishmentattheintruders。
Somefedcarelessly,andothersputonthepeculiarairofdispleasurewhichtheseanimalssometimesassumebeforetheyresolveonflight。