Chap. LXXVII. ISLAND OF A'dAR-N-HA'UT. 191 
from this rough ground upon the green shore, clothed 
with the rank grass of the byrgu, the river again 
began to widen, and to assume its former noble cha- 
racter, while a little further on a large island, called 
A'dar-n~haut," was formed, separated from the main 
land by a narrow channel. We encamped opposite the 
place where the latter again joins the principal branch, 
and where, in the present low state of the river, a ledge 
of rock was seen projecting a considerable distance into 
the water, and numerous isolated cliffs starting forth 
from its middle course. I chose my camping-ground 
a few hundred yards from the shore, among the trees, 
where we found some shelter during the hot hours of 
the day ; and I even remained here during the follow- 
ing night, although all the people tried to frighten me 
with the assurance, that the lions which infest the 
neighbourhood would not leave a bone of my horses 
and camels. 
We were visited in this encampment by the inha- 
bitants of the opposite island, who, although belong- 
ing to the mixed tribe of the Euma, have a much 
better appearance than their brethren in Bamba. 
Their chief, of the name of Mohammed, was greatly 
distinguished by his fine glossy skin, his beautiful 
black and lively eyes, and his regular Circassian 
features. The dress of these people, however, is 
everywhere the same, — white shirts of the com- 
monest and coarsest make, sewed together of narrow 
strips (only persons of higher rank adorn them with 
a little silk embroidery), and long white trowsers, 
