Note 34 — Chapter I
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Our itinerary makes the distance from Lagos to the Agboi Creek 2 hours’ row = 8 miles. From the creek to the Ogun River, 3 h. 25 m. = 7 miles. From the juncture to Igaon, 3 h. 15 m. = 9 miles. Total of first day, 26 miles.
From Igaon to Mabban, second day, 6 hours = 18 miles.
From Mabban to Takpana, third day, 8 hours = 22 miles.
From Takpana to Agbameya, 3 h. 30 m. = 9 miles. From Agbameya to Abeokuta, 6 miles. Total of fourth day, 15 miles.
Thus the grand total from Lagos to Abeokuta would be 81 miles, of which 64 were upon the Ogun River, and the direct distance between the cities might be reduced to 48 miles. Mr. Bowen, however, makes the journey by river from Abeokuta to Lagos 90 miles.
Abeokuta has been laid down by Mr. Townsend in N. lat. 7° 8′, and E. long. 3° 20′; the height is about 567 feet by barometer above sea level, whilst the mountains at the head of the Ogun River rise, it is believed, to 3000 feet.