FRESH REPORTS OF DANGER TIDEK. 
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grave conferences were held between the Kailouee 
merchant, En-Noor, and the marabout, on the 
subject of these fresh reports. It turned out that 
there were several people in the neighbourhood w^ho 
w^ere dissatisfied that they had not shared in the 
booty, and might prove troublesome. About thirty, 
reals' worth of things were accordingly selected for 
them. 
2Dth. — We started before daylight, and advanced 
about nine hours, pitching tent in the afternoon at 
three. Our people are in better spirits, anticipating 
the termination, of the journey. However, we are 
not yet free from cause of alarm. The Tanelkums, 
our companions, begin to show symptoms of discon- 
tent, and in the evening I was obliged to make 
presents to the whole of them. They have certainly 
w^orked hard for us, and suffered much anxiety on 
our account. 
Our course this day lay towards the mountains 
of Tidek, which form our southern horizon. The 
country was a perfect desert. There was nothing 
now to tell that we were near Soudan, except per- 
haps a few tholukh-trees of gigantic stature. We 
did not halt upon the track, but, turning aside, 
sought a fine valley, where there w^as abundance of 
hasheesh. Our camels greedily devour the luxuriant 
hou rehaha. 
26th. — As usual, the caravan was got into march- 
ing order before daybreak, and returning to the 
track we proceeded rapidly. Dawn revealed to us 
