NOTES TO ROUTE HISTORY 



Note A. — The three little hillocks of sand, Kelb el Metemma, 

 Hameiraat and el Mazul, should not be taken as definite land- 

 marks, as there is much discussion among the Beduin as to their 

 exact identity and situation. 



Note B. — The Oasis of Jedabia is inhabited by the Mogharba 

 tribe, with a few Zouias, that of Aujela by the Aujela tribe, that of 

 Jalo by the Mojabra, and those of Taiserbo, Buseima, Ribiana and 

 Kufara by the Zouia with a sprinkling of Tebu. At Zuetina are 

 the Fawakher, and at Solluk and Ghemines the Auwaghir. 



It is estimated that the population of Kufara and Buseima is 

 about 3,000 Zouias and 100 to 150 Tebu. In addition to these 

 there are large numbers of negroid slaves from Wadai and Darfur. 

 In Jaghabub there is no tribe. It is a religious centre of the 

 Senussi ekhwan. 



Note C. — The mileage recorded is the actual distance 

 marched. Occasionally in dune country it was necessary to make 

 a smaU detour which would reduce the distance traversed in a 

 straight line on the map. 



Note D. — Our failure to reach Taiserbo on the southern 

 journey was partly due to the fact that we failed to allow for the 

 variation between the Magnetic North and the True North, while 

 we probably over-estimated the distance marched. At the same 

 time, as may be seen by comparing the map published in this book 

 and the 2 million Egyptian Survey printed 1912 and reprinted 

 1915, we walked through the green cultivated area and passed 

 Kusebeya as charted in the latter, without finding any signs of 

 Taiserbo. Our compass traverse showed an error of 20 miles in 

 the final closure on Jaghabub. The total distance travelled, ex- 

 clusive of the ride round Kufara Wadi, was 1,009 miles, so the 

 error of 2 per cent, was distributed throughout the whole journey. 



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