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CHAPTER XXVI. 



Journey from Mettah to Murroo, general direction, W. S. W., time 

 marching, three hours and a-half. — Remarks upon the climate 

 of Adal. — Pass some small extinct volcanoes. — A little farriery. 

 — Cautions for practitioners of medicine resident among the 

 Dankalli. — Halt for a short time at Kuma. — Second visit of 

 Abu Bukeree. — Proceed to Murroo. — Halt near kraal of Durtee 

 Ohmed, Sheik of the Sidee Ahbreu tribe. 



May Y&th. — Up at sunrise, and soon after the party 

 of pedestrians followed the camels, proceeding along 

 the plain in a west-south-west direction. The hills 

 of AfFrabah to the south-west, the terminal peak of 

 the same range to the south-east, with the Hyhilloo 

 mountain to the north, formed a well-defined tri- 

 angular space of flat open country, which admitted 

 the eye to range over an unbroken view of about 

 ten miles on every side. Nor was this a sterile 

 tract, but covered with a jungle of young mimosa 

 trees, and plenty of excellent grass. Numerous 

 dry watercourses presented themselves as we 

 marched along, and in some, the yet soft clayey 

 soil intimated the recent evaporation of the water. 

 I should have observed, that slight showers of rain, 

 of not longer than two or three minutes' duration, 

 occurred during every night of our stay in Hiero 



