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fiv'd upon our old ftock, and our Horfts were conftrained 
to pafi that night without Water. Our Journey hitherto 
had been altogether Southerly, and but little varying to 
the Eaftward of due South. 
Ocloher the 3d. We mounted from Almyrrha between 
five and fix in the Morning, making to the point of a 
high ridge of Mountains, through an uneven defart way, 
frequently interrupted with Gutts and Channels, pro- 
bably made by the defcent of the Waters from the Hilis, 
upon fudden Rains : we came to the afcent after about 
four hours travel, v^hich we found not difficult i and 
when we were on the top, we had a pleafant profpeft of 
the Country, and what we rejoyced at moft, we were 
fliewn a little Hill, juft behind which, we were told^ 
lay Tadmor, This Mountain was covered on both fides 
with great plenty of Turpentine-Trees, which was an 
Objed: very pleafing, having ieen very few greens in 
our whole Journey .- This Tree grows very thick and 
lhady, and leveral of them we favv loaded with a vaft 
abundance of a fmall round Nut, the chief ufe whereof 
is to make Oil, though feme eat them, and account 
them as great a Regalio as Piftaches ; there outward 
Husk is green, and more oily than that of Piftaches, and 
within a very thin fheil is contained a Kernel both in 
colour and reliOi very much refembliog them ; but thofe 
that eat them, feldom take the pains to fearch for the 
Kernels, but eat Husk and Siieii all together, which 
have no ungrateful tafte : From this Hill we had a te- 
dious defcent, and coming at the foot into, a oarrOvV 
gut, winding this way and that between the MoaQtains, 
oyr Padage Teemed very long, hot and tireibmei 
our want of Water however obliged us to preceed, 
whereof we now began to be in great neceffity, efpe- 
cially for our Horfes and Mules, w4io had none the night 
before, nor none all that day w^ith this we had hopes 
of being {applied two different ways ; having had a 
iliower. 
