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the road lies through valleys and over plains, lined 
with rocky mountains, like those of Asben or Aheer. 
There is no region of sand, but now and then the 
earth assumes a sandy character. My informant is 
a Tuatee, who has travelled this route ; in fact, no 
other persons but people of Tuat, unless Hagars 
and Maghatah, can do so in safety. I could not 
succeed in extracting more information from my 
informant. He was a mere barbarian, and pestered 
me, whilst writing the route, with demands for all 
sorts of things. Though a resident of the town of 
Tuat, he was in grain and mould a thorough 
Targhee bandit. 
The different Races in Kuka. 
Resident or Strangers. 
1. Shua (the first Arab settlers in Bornou). 
2. Arabs Bengazi. 
3. Arabs Misratah. 
4. Arabs and Moors of Aujilah ; Mujabri, from 
Jalu, or Aujilah. 
5. Fezzanee, or people from Fezzan. 
6. Walad Suleiman, now domiciled in Kuka, 
and Wady Gazalahs. 
7. People from Tripoli ; a very few. 
8. People from the west ; a very few. 
Belonging to the Sheikh, 
9. Bornouee, bulk of the population. 
