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ASPECT OF THE COUNTRY. 
This would naturally result from their habit of 
taking female slaves from Soudan. Women, of 
course, always teach their children their own lan- 
guage. In this way the population becomes in a 
few years amalgamated, the blacks with Tuaricks. 
17th. — We stopped here all day, occupied with 
Bornouese. The place is pleasant enough, there 
being a good well of water. A little temporary 
village stands near, composed of the women and 
children belonging to the salt-caravan. 
18th. — We halted again another day. After 
this rest of three days for the camels, we are to go 
on quicker. Overweg paid a visit to the tem- 
porary village, principally to see the women, tak- 
ing with him the Malem Ibrahim. He was 
pleasantly received, and notes the fact as the first 
specimen of Soudan hospitality. I also made an 
excursion of an hour to a neighbouring eminence, 
where I had a view from the top of a quartz 
rock of the surrounding landscape of stony hills 
and valleys. On the east and west were ranges 
and groups of mountains ; on the north-east and 
towards Bilma, and on the south-west round the 
mountain of Baghzem, the country appeared open. 
North and south were rocks. In the direction of 
our route (south-east) the rocks seem scattered and 
at wide distances, so I expect we shall soon bid 
farewell to the mountains of Aheer. The cele- 
brated mount of Baghzem is a mighty mass of rock, 
not high, but apparently of immense breadth. The 
