This important post in the middle of Futa Toro (province of Yirlabe) occasionally had important commandants with important assignments for the French. During this period the commandants were well seasoned veterans such as Paul Holle and Victor Allys, and they weighed in on a number of subjects important to Lao, the conflicts of Abdul Bokar and Ibra Almamy, the threat posed by Mamadu Lamine Drame at far away Bakel, as well as the final conquest of Futa in 1890. A considerable amount of correspondance indigène, usually in Arabic and French, is included as well.