ME.  HOENEE  OJS'  THE  ALLUVIAL  LAND  OE  EGYPT. 
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PLATE  III. 
Sections  of  a series  of  pits  sunk  across  the  Nile  Valley,  between  the  Libyan  and  Ara- 
bian Hills,  in  the  parallel  of  the  Memphis  district,  included  within  an  area  extending 
about  5 miles  from  west  to  east,  and  about  f of  a mile  from  north  to  south. 
Nos.  1 to  15  on  the  left  bank,  16  to  26  on  the  right  bank ; the  latter  in  a continuous  line 
490  yards  south  of  the  latitude  of  the  excavation  at  the  colossal  statue  of  Ramesses  II. 
Pits. 
Localities  of  the  Pits. 
Depths  of  the 
mouths  of  the 
Pits  below  the 
inundation 
level  of  1851. 
Distances  in  yards  from 
the  excavation  at  the 
statue  of  Ramesses  II. 
No.  1. 
On  the  Montabesh*  of  the  Western  Desert  
ft.  in. 
1 1 
3162  W.  587  S. 
No.  2. 
On  the  Montabesh  of  the  Western  Desert  
0 5 
3096  W.  731  S. 
No.  3. 
In  the  Reeff  of  the  Libyan  Valley  
0 31 
2621  W.  487  S. 
No.  4. 
In  the  Eeef  of  the  Libyan  Valley 
West  of  the  Magrour  or  Joseph’s  Canal  
5 7| 
2375  W.  362  S. 
No.  5. 
5 1 
1858  W.  210  S. 
No.  6. 
In  the  Magrour 
4 10 
1525  W.  220  S. 
No.  7. 
East  of  the  IVIagrour 
5 5 
1375  W.  158  8. 
No.  8. 
In  the  plain  west  of  Memphis  mound  district 
4 6 
1021  W. 
81  S. 
No.  9. 
First  pit  on  south  side  of  the  cross  embankment  on  the  eastern 
side  of  the  mound  district 
6 10 
1110  E. 
42  N. 
No.  10. 
Second  pit  south  of  Metrahenny  and  Bedreshin  cross  embank- 
ment, and  east  of  the  mounds  
5 41 
1721  E. 
58  N. 
No.  11. 
South  of  the  cross  embankments  from  Bedreshin  to  Metrahenny. 
4 8 
2083  E. 
69  N. 
No.  12. 
South  of  the  cross  embankments  from  Bedreshin  to  Metrahenny. 
5 111 
2335  E. 
80  N. 
No.  13. 
South  of  the  cross  embankments  from  Bedreshin  to  Metrahenny, 
and  west  of  and  close  to  the  Nile  dyke  at  Bedreshin  Sahil  | ... 
4 9 
2930  E. 
100  N. 
No.  14. 
East  of  Bedreshin  Nile  dyke,  and  on  the  Sahil  
3 4 
3177  E. 
100  N. 
No.  15. 
On  the  edge  of  the  river,  at  its  ebb  on  27th  May  1854  
25  9 
3479  E. 
475  N. 
No.  l6. 
On  the  western  scarp  of  Helwan  Island  
19  51 
4254  E. 
490  S. 
! No.  17. 
On  the  crest  of  the  bank  of  Helwan  Island 
3 4 
4505  E. 
490  S. 
1 No.  18. 
On  Helwan  Island 
2 101 
4583  E. 
490  S. 
i No.  19. 
On  Helwan  Island 
3 9| 
4754  E. 
490  S. 
No.  20. 
In  the  bed  of  the  Anaphora§,  or  branch  of  the  river  between  the 
island  and  the  Arabian  valley  
7 8 
5049  E. 
490  S. 
i No.  21. 
East  of  the  Arabian  dvke 
6 01 
5240  E. 
490  S. 
i No.  22. 
In  the  Arabian  Reef,  west  of  Helwan  Canal  
3 6 
5407  E. 
490  8. 
i No.  23. 
On  the  Montabesh  of  the  Eastern  Desert  side  of  the  valley  
3 5 
5563  E. 
490  8. 
1 No.  24. 
On  the  Montabesh  of  the  Ea.stern  Desert  side  of  the  valley  
4 Ol 
*^4 
5640  E. 
490  S. 
No.  25. 
On  the  Montabesh  of  the  Eastern  Desert  side  of  the  valley  
4 7 
5794  E. 
490  S. 
1 No.  26. 
1 
On  the  Montabesh  of  the  Eastern  Desert  side  of  the  valley  
0 10 
5923  E. 
490  S. 
The  letter  F on  the  right  of  each  section  indicates  the  level  of  the  filtration  water 
reached  in  July  and  August  1852,  except  No.  15. 
The  letters  within  the  sections  indicate  the  varieties  of  the  soils,  as  explained  in  the 
‘•Table  of  Soils”  annexed,  page  88. 
The  figures  at  the  bottom  of  each  section  indicate,  in  feet  and  inches,  its  total  depth 
from  the  surface  of  the  ground. 
* The  Montabesh  is  the  area  that  is  inundated  but  not  cultivated.  It  is  good  for  camels  and  goats,  and 
in  times  of  peace  and  confidence  the  poor  Bedonin  cultivates  this  land,  digging  pits  to  water  it. 
t The  Eeef  is  the  line  separating  the  black  soil  from  the  sandy  surface. 
J The  Sahil  is  the  space  of  ground  left  by  the  ebbing  river  between  itself  and  its  dykes. 
§ Hekekyan  Bet  has  applied  the  term  Anaphora  to  the  passage  of  the  swollen  Nile,  between  an  island 
in  the  river  and  the  bank. 
