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THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. — 505 
Though the fun was very warm, the water was intenfe- 
ly cold, owing to the many frefh ftreams that pour them- 
felves continually into the lake Tzana from the mountains. 
The country here is fown with dora, which is maize, or 
millet ; and another plant, not to be diftinguifhed from our 
Marigold either in fize, fhape, or foliage; it is called 
Nook *, and furnifhes all Aby/finia with oil for the kitchen, 
and other ufes. 
AT a quarter paft nine we refted a little at Delghi Mariam ; 
the village called fimply Delghi, adjoining to it, is but fmall, 
and on the S. W. is the hill of Goy Mariam, where the 
queen-mother has a houfe. All the habitations in this 
country were burnt by Ras Michael in his return to Gondar 
after the battle of Fagitta. The mountain Debra Tzai above 
Kofcam, was feen this day at N. E. and by E. from us. 
Ar a quarter paft ten we again fet out, our route being 
$. W. at eleven we left the {mall village Arrico, about two 
miles on our right. At a quarter paft eleven we halted to reft 
our men; we pafled the church of St Michael on our right, 
and at a quarter paft one we pafifed two fmall iflands in the 
Jake, called Kedami Aret; and, half an hour after, we pafled 
a {mall river, and came to Mefcala Chriftos, a large village 
upon a high mountain, the fummit of which it occupies en- 
tirely ; it is f{urrounded on both fides by a river, and the de- 
fcent is fteep and dangerous. We thought to have ftaid here 
all night; but, after mounting the hill with great fatigue and 
trouble, we found the whole village abandoned, on intelli- 
gence that Waragna Fafil was on his march to Gondar, and 
not far diftant. 
Vox. Il. 35 TuIs 
* Polymnia frondofa, 
