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us. Many tribes Lave been mentioned casually; 
but the principal are — the three great tribes of 
Ghat, those to which Khanouhen, Shafou, labour, 
and Hateetah belong — a tribe in Janet — the Hag- 
har of Ghamama — the Isokamara, located on the 
Tuat route from Aisou — the Tanelkums of Fezzan 
— the Maraga, a breed produced from the slaves of 
the Haghar and the Sorgou of Tiinbuctoo. 
26th. — The sky is now frequently cloudy, but 
no rain falls. The valley of Tintalous is looking 
fresh, on account of the great quantity of wild cauli- 
flower overspreading its surface, called by the Arabs 
liftee. This word liftee is evidently derived from 
lift, " turnip. 5 ' The vegetable grows in lines and 
circles, determined apparently by the action of the 
water, which deposits the seeds. No use is made of 
this wild cabbage ; it is very bitter, and no animals 
even eat it. 
En-Noor paid me a visit this morning before I 
was up ; he drank some coffee, and went off to see 
his camels. The Tanelkums were quite wrong in 
their surmisings about En-Noor and his religious 
fanaticism. He has shown less fanaticism than any 
prince with whom we have had yet anything to do 
during the present journey. All the Kailouees of 
Tintalous are equally tolerant. We have now 
three quasi-princes, or sons of sultans, in Tintalous, 
besides the son of En-Noor. We have Mousa 
Waled Haj-Ali, who takes our despatches to Mour- 
zuk, with Yusuf my interpreter, and a Tibboo, the 
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