per ton. The fine property belongs to King Blay, who built a
village upon it and there stationed his brother to prevent 'jumping.' In
the spring of 1862 he wished to keep half the ground for his own use.
CHAPTER XIX.
TO PRINCE'S RIVER AND BACK.
On February 15 we proceeded down coast to inspect the mining-lands of
Prince's River valley, east of Axim; and this time it was resolved to
travel by surf-boat, ignoring that lazy rogue the hammock-man. Yet even
here difficulties arose. Mast and sail were to be borrowed, and paddles
were to be hired at the rate of a shilling a day each. They are the life
of the fishing Aximites; yet they have not the energy to make them, and
must buy those made in Elmina.
The eastern coast, like that of Apollonia, is a succession of points and
bays, of cool-looking emerald jungle and of 'Afric's golden sands' reeking
with unkindly heat. Passing the long black tongue of Prepre, or Inkubun,
and the red projection, Ponta Terceira, we sighted the important Ajamera
village, so called from a tree whose young leaves show a tender
pinkish-red. On the Awazan Boppo Hill, about two miles from the
trial-shaft of his concession, Dr.
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