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Ihower of Rain the night before, we hoped to have found 
Water (landing in the hollows of the Rocks ; but either 
the Rain had not reach'd fo far, or not in fuch plenty as 
to fill tbofe naturally hewed Cifterns : our other expe<9:a- 
tion was from the Vvells that were in the Road ; but 
Khele our Guide advancing before and examining, met 
us with the unwelcom news, that they were all dried 
up, and the beft advice he could give us, was to pitch 
where we were, and content our (elves with the remains 
of what we had brought two days in our VefTek, till 
our Horfes and Mules might be Cent to a Fountain two 
hours out of our way, and being watered there them- 
felves, bring a fre(h fupply for us : This way, with fome 
diiEculty, we a(rented to, as more eligible, than weary 
as we were, to wander fo far out of the Road, to have 
the fame Groundto ftage over again the next morning : 
we reiblved therefore to fend our Guide, with one or 
two of our Servants, in fearch of the Water, and after- 
wards others with our Horfes, while in the mean time 
we pitcht our Tents, it being then about two a clock in 
the Afternoon : As Coon they w-ere gone, a fmall 
drizling Rair^ which we had about half an hour, en- 
crcafed to a very plentiful ftiower, which put us upoa 
producing all the Vefllels we had to catch it as it fell 
from the Heavens, or ran down the skirts of our Tents, 
our Horfes at the fame time greedily drinking it from the 
ground ; but we might have fpared our pains, for in kCs 
than half an hours time, our Camp was in a manner 
a floaty and we were furrounded with Water not only 
fufBcient for us, but for an Army of xoooo Men thofe 
hollow Gutts which we pafled over without the leaft 
appearance of moifture, were, by the CataraQs which 
defcended from the Mountains, become Rivers ; . and 
our Guide, with thofe Servants we had fent out, 
that before rode over it dry, it being fwoln to fuch 
a torrent, were put to (bme difBculty to re-pafs it ; fo 
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