188 ROAD MARKS — PAY OF OUR ESCORT. 
tual interest suggests mutual forbearance. The 
Tanelkums left these dates, because we had only 
hired the camels to bring them thus far, and they 
knew we should not probably come up with them. 
This increase of our provisions turns out to be 
opportune. Without it, some of our animals might 
have fallen down. 
Round and near Ghat we found the stones 
which are set up at certain intervals to mark the 
direction of the roads, frequently arranged in cir- 
cular heaps. An usual form is pyramidal, but the 
most common practice of all is to set up one stone 
end-ways upon one or two others. Sometimes a 
hundred of these will be seen together. 
We have had some trouble in satisfying the 
Kailouees for the protection they afford us. At 
Ghat the agreement made was for one hundred 
reals, half in goods and half in money, and a trifling 
present when they arrived at their journey's end. 
This was arranged by Haj Ibrahim and Mo- 
hammed Kafa, a merchant of Ghat, and consul or 
wakeel of the Kailouees, whom I have before- men- 
tioned. Immediately that they became a little 
familiar with us, they began to say that they had 
not received all the hundred reals ; but on hearing 
that we should write to Ghat about it, they dropped 
this plea, and asked for another hundred reals as 
the present promised them, as they pretended, 
through Haj Ibrahim. When the news came re- 
specting Sidi Jafel — taking advantage of our sup- 
