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TRAVELS IN NORTHERN AFRICA. 
CHAP. VIII. 
Monday, 21st February. Thermometer 3°. — At 7. 15. set off. At 
nine, passed the eastern Gaaf, and at ten the western. 11. 20. rose 
gradually to the beginning of Soudah. 1 walked, and my two camels 
were made use of by some of the poor fatigued Negresses, who * 
were ready enough to mount them. We passed over a plain of 
white shining stones, called El Maytba Bayda jjj^UIx^I, and then 
over a black one called El Maytba Soudah jj^-jIjJLx<J1, which is covered 
with large detached black masses of basalt. At 2. 15. descended to 
a long wadey, having a few Talhh trees ^U?, and running north and 
south, called Temesheen ^^xi^. At four passed this, and ascended 
with difficulty to another mountain top. At five we descended by 
an equally dangerous track to a narrow wadey, called Finger jiji, 
where, as the slaves were very much exhausted, we lay for the night. 
My own IMaherry had fallen very lame this day in consequen-ce of 
the sharpness of the rocks we passed over ; I therefore lightened 
his load, and allowed no one to mount him. A remarkably high 
and black mountain, called Kohol J^, or black, bore north-west 
about ten miles. We had proceeded this day north 35" east, SO 
miles. 
Tuesday, February 22nd. — At 7. 20. went on. Thermometer 
5°. A very fine morning. At noon we passed over a wadey, called 
Zayra lyj, with many shrubs in it, on which a few poor shepherds 
from Sockna were feeding their flocks. From 2. to 2. 50. passed 
over a mountain top, called Dahr t'moumen ^^^J^b, or " the Be^ 
liever's back." At 5 stopped on a wadey, having travelled north 
35°, east 14 miles. We were every evening much amused by a 
little Tibboo boy, called Moosa, about five years of age, whose master 
was always in the Kaffle next to us. This child had picked up 
a few words of Arabic, and spoke very prettily. The chief amuse- 
ment of his master, and the Arabs who were with him, was to make 
Moosa dance, and then fight another boy of double his age. Whilst 
