THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. 187 
we had feen fince leaving the Tacazzé. After having croff- 
ed the Zarima, we entered a narrow defile between two 
mountains, where ran another rivulet: we continued ad- 
_yancing along the fide of it, till the valley became fo nar- 
row as to leave no:room but in the bed of the rivulet itfelf, 
‘Tt is called Mai-Agam, or the water or brook of jeffamin! 
and falls into the Zarima, at a {mall diftance from the place 
wherein we paffed it.. It was dry at the mouth, (the water 
being there abforbed and hid under the fand) but above, 
where the ground was firmer, there ran a brifk ftream of 
excellent water, and it has the appearance of being both 
broad, deep, and. rapid in winter. At ten o’clock we en- 
-eamped upon its:banks, which are here bordered with high 
trees of cummel, at this time both loaded with. fruit and 
flowers. There are alfo here a variety of other curious 
trees and plants.; in no place, indeed, had we feen more, ex- 
cept.on the banks of the Tacazzé, Mai-Agam confifts of 
three villages; one, two miles diftant, eaft-and-by-north, one 
at fame diftance, N..N.. W.;, the third_at.one mile diftance, S.. 
E. by fouth... : 
On the 7th, at fix o’clock in the morning, we began to 
afcend the mountain ; at a quaiter paft feven the village Lik. 
‘lay eaft of us. Murafs, acountry full of low but broken 
mountains, and deep narrow valleys, bears N. W. and Wal-- 
kayt in the fame direction, but farther off. At a quarter 
paft eight, Gingerohha, diftant from. us about a mile S. W.. 
it is a village fituated upon‘a mountain that. joins Lamalmon, 
Two miles to the N. E, is the village Taguzait on the moun- 
tain which we were afcending. It is called.Guza by the 
Jefuits, who ftrangely fay, that the Alps and Pyreneans are 
inconfiderable eminences to it... Yet, with all. deference to 
this: 
