Chap. LIV. 
THE WELL OF BERBE'rUWA'. 
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leaving a rocky mound called Miva 7 which marks the 
beginning of the north-western hilly portion of the 
Manga country on our right, we reached, after a 
good march of altogether about twenty-two miles, 
the rich well of Berberuwa, a small miserable hamlet 
which lies at a short distance to the west. 
The well, however, which was scarcely a fathom in 
depth, was surrounded by six fine wide-spreading 
tamarind trees at regular distances from each other, 
and afforded quite a pleasant resting-place. The 
well is important as a station for travellers, while the 
hamlet is so poor that it does not possess a single 
cow or goat. It still belongs to the province of the 
ghaladima, who about thirty years ago had a ca- 
ravan of from sixteen to twenty Arabs exterminated 
in this neighbourhood, when Mukni, the then ruler of 
Fezzan and one of the greatest slave-hunters of the 
time, penetrated as far as the Komadngu Waube. 
Sheikh 'Omar also, when on his expedition against 
Zmder in order to subjugate the rebellious governor 
of that town (Ibrahim or Ibram), encamped on this 
spot. The temperature of the water of the well 
was 66°. 
On inquiring* to-day for the small territory of 
Auyok or Mdzam, the situation as well as the name 
of which had been erroneously given by former tra- 
vellers, I learned that it is situated between Khadeja 
and Gummel, and that it comprises the following 
places : T&shina, U'nik, Shagat6, Shibiyay, Belangu, 
Badda, Eomeri, Songolom, Melebetiye and U'mari. 
