L-EYARA — TAMAROC. 197 
after which we reached a chain of mountains, stretching from 
E. N. E. to W. S. W., and struck into its gorges, fol- 
lowing the course of a pretty little rivulet called Guigo ; the 
road being extremely stony and difficult. About eight we 
passed L-Eyara, a village containing from twenty five to 
thirty houses, all ill-constructed with a ground-floor only ; 
this village stands on a rock of black granite. Hitherto our 
direction was N. N. E., here we turned due north. 
At one p. M. we halted at Tamaroc till the heat, which 
was intense, should abate : I lay down upon the grass, in 
the shade of a fine rose-laurel, pleasantly situated on the 
margin of the rivulet, the freshness and gentle murmurs of 
which inclined me to sleep. The hills on each side of the 
route had no great elevation, and appeared composed of a 
brittle and coarse-grained rose-coloured granite, in some parts 
combined with white quartz. At three p. m., the heat 
having somewhat moderated, we proceeded northwards 
through the defiles till half past five ; we then turned to the 
west, still following the sinuosities of the same rivulet. 
This stony road led us into a valley, well cropped with corn 
and maize, the verdant aspect of which amidst these barren 
mountains presented an enchanting spectacle. About seven 
in the evening we halted at Kars, where we passed the night. 
Between Tamaroc and this place, we saw no more palm-trees. 
On the 7th at five a. m., we resumed our journey, first 
in a westerly, and subsequently in a northerly direction, 
still threading the defiles of the mountains, through a less 
fertile tract than that over which we had just passed; here 
though the country is still watered by the Guigo it is ge- 
nerally barren. 
The roving Berbers, who encamp in these narrow val- 
leys, find here and there a little forage for their cattle. About 
eleven o'clock we arrived at N-Zeland (or Ain-Zeland) 
our beasts being much fatigued. The hamlet is inhabited 
by Berbers, who breed fine sheep. As these people are ac- 
