^6 TRAVELS IN UlTER 



We cindiorcd at night at Scheick Za"tcu\ aftei' 

 having sailed nearly five leagues. This is a pretty^ 

 large place on the western shore. We departed 

 from thence on the 30th, and arrived at night at 

 another well-built town on the same side, and 

 which is called Senou'Seni. The north wind was 

 very high, and the atmosphere gloomy and loaded 

 with vapours. An innunurahle flight of wild ducks 

 passed near us in the course of this day. 



I observed, at Senon-Seni, the manner in which 

 the women there carry theirprovision of water from 

 the Nile. It is impossible for them to be more 

 heavily laden ; they carry three earthen vessels ; 

 one, very large, upon the head ; the second, some- 

 what less, and supported by a rope v^'hich they pass 

 along the forehead, hangs behind the back ; and, 

 to conclude, the third, which is least of all, is 

 placed upon the left shoulder and held by the right 

 hand. 



The weather cleared up on the 3 1 st, and a fine 

 breeze from the north soon carried us to M'miet, 

 The same chain of mountains of w^hich I have 

 been speaking, followed that shore of the Nile 

 which looks towards Arabia. Cut perpendicu- 

 larly, it appeared like a lofty wall constructed by 

 the hand of art. 



