"David Asante's Report for the First Quarter in 1875"

The report is printed fairly full in Heidenbote 1875 pp66-68. It includes comments about his journeys to Begoro and Kwahu. The alternative route to Kwahu to the Begoro route he describes as going via Abommosu, Asunafo, and Asuom. If the route via Begoro had villages on it, it would have been better than this route in view of the very difficult climb into the Kwahu Mountains from this site. When the king in Abetifi heard of the purpose of their journey, he said “My whole land lies before you and what it pleases you later to take for a settlement no-one will object to. I and my land have suffered much from Karikarim, and I have decided to put myself under the protection of the white man so that now white men are to be warmly welcomed in the land. They were everywhere welcomed like the Ambassador of Queen Victoria.”

29.04.1875

29.04.1875

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