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with the exception of a single hyaena, and a species of wild bull 
which the Arabs call Bograh-wash, both of which ran off on perceiv- 
ing us. Our route for the last two days had been over the rocky 
ground a little inland, but the coast between Hudia and Muktahr 
is low, with sand-hills here and there almost the whole way ; and 
has many small bays formed between very low rocky flats, which are 
in most parts not more than a foot above water. 
Muktahr is the boundary of the districts of Syrt and Barca, the 
line being marked by small piles of loose stones; and from here 
there is a road branching off to some sulphur-mines called Kebrit, 
which are situated a day and a half to the southward. The sulphur 
is brought on camels from these mines to Braiga, where vessels occa- 
sionally arrive to receive it ; and it is probably from that circum- 
stance that the part of the gulf in this neighbourhood is called by 
the Arabs, Giun el Kebrit (Gulf of Sulphur). Near Muktahr is a 
remarkable table-hill called Jebbel Allah, and an extensive salt lake 
(Esubbah Muktahr), along the edge of which we passed for a few 
miles, and then crossing a ridge called Jena, proceeded on a feu 
miles further to Sachrin, where we pitched the tents for the night. 
We had now arrived at the most southern point of the Gulf of 
Syrtis, and few parts of the world will be found to present so truly 
desolate and wretched an appearance as its shores in this neighbour- 
hood exhibit. Marsh, sand, and barren rocks, alone meet the eye ; 
and not a single human being, or a trace of vegetation, are to be met 
vdth in any direction. The stillness of the nights which we passed 
in this dreary tract of country was not even broken by the bowlings 
