220 DR. EARTH SHEREEF KEBIR. 
Walad Suleiman, the route of Bornou, from Kuka 
to the Tibboos, is quite secure. 
Some lemons have been brought to me, equal in 
flavour, though small, to those of the north coast. 
In Soudan they are marvellously cheap ; ten are 
sold at Kanou for the fiftieth part of a penny, viz. 
one wada ; for the same single wad a forty can be 
had at Kashna. There are forests of lemon-trees 
in Soudan. 
The news has arrived from the salt-caravan, that 
Barth says that he will not return even if they 
threaten to cut his throat. En-Noor is at Tesaoua, 
and says they should return ; but the salt-caravan is 
distant from him, and the communication between 
the two places is difficult. — I had scarcely written 
these words when the four people sent to bring 
back Drs. Barth and Overweg returned without 
them, and brought letters from my colleagues, each 
one stating that he should continue his journey as 
previously determined. Ferajee, one of the mes- 
sengers, pretends that En-Noor is going with Over- 
weg to Maradee ; which is very unlikely. Dr. Barth 
seems very angry, but his comrade takes matters 
more easily. 
The Shereef Kebir is said to be the only person 
who has money in Zinder. This man monopolises 
all the power and all the money. I do not know 
how long this will last, but I should think it will 
soon make both the Sultan and the people of Zinder 
disaffected. As it is, all the merchants of Zinder 
