440 TRAVELS IN AFRICA. Chap. LXXXV. 
to provide ourselves with wood and water. But 
although we stayed here till the forenoon of the fol- 
lowing day we had only proceeded a few miles when 
we lost another of our camels, and thus were obliged 
to halt earlier than we intended. In order to retrieve 
this loss, we started before midnight, and marching 
the whole night, a distance of about twenty-four 
miles, and making only a short halt during the hot- 
test part of the day, we encamped in the evening 
of the 30th, close to the well "El Wdr," or "Temmi,'' 
having entered the narrow- winding glen leading into 
the heart of the mountain-mass itself, although cara- 
vans in general encamp at its opening. We re- 
mained here the following morning, when I found 
shelter from the sun in the cave where the water 
collects, which is of a cool and pleasant character, a 
heavy gale w^hich had sprung up the previous even- 
ino; continuins: all the while. But we had no time to 
tarry here, this being the worst and most fatiguing 
part of our journey. Taking all things into con- 
sideration there is no reason to wonder how Mr. 
Yogel made no observation during the whole of this 
journey, comprising a tract of three degrees and a 
half. 
Having filled our water-skins, and watered the ani- 
mals, we pursued our journey before noon, and made 
a stretch of about fifteen miles. Starting, then, again 
at midnight, and marching twenty miles, only halting 
about four hours at noon, we encamped at night, but 
halted only for a couple of hours, after which we 
