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104 ADJAROOD.
tufts of coarse broom grass, and a kind of herb re-
sembling wormwood, but of most pleasant and odori-
ferous smell. The camels crop this herb with great
avidity. In the course of the day one of our Arabs
showed us several pieces of salt, which, he said, he
had just found in a valley. It was very white, and
resembled the Onondaga salt. It is said the Arabs
often supply themselves with this article, gathered in
a crude state in various parts of the desert. Soon
after pitching our tents for the night, the sheik arrived
with the camels we had left him in search of.
Dec. 31. In the course of this day we met several
caravans. At 4, P. M., we came to the place where
two ridges of highlands which had been visible for
two days, came near together. Shortly after passing
this gap, we came to a hill of singular appearance,
standing a little to the right of the main path. On
ascending it, we found small piles of stones heaped
near each other, and extending over a very consider-
able space. These heaps of stones mark the graves
of a murdered caravan. This bloody occurrence hap-
pened in 1815. A large caravan on its way from Suez
to Cairo, and loaded with coffee, were here waylaid
by the Bedoins, nearly all murdered, and their camels
and coffee taken.
At about sunset we came to some wells of brackish
and bitter water, situated about two miles North-
West from Adjarood. Although the camels drank
of this water, I found, by tasting it, that it was very
unpalatable. Here we encamped for the night.
Jan. 1, 1842. As we were now but a few miles
from Suez, and were desirous, of spending several
tufts of coarse broom grass, and a kind of herb re-
sembling wormwood, but of most pleasant and odori-
ferous smell. The camels crop this herb with great
avidity. In the course of the day one of our Arabs
showed us several pieces of salt, which, he said, he
had just found in a valley. It was very white, and
resembled the Onondaga salt. It is said the Arabs
often supply themselves with this article, gathered in
a crude state in various parts of the desert. Soon
after pitching our tents for the night, the sheik arrived
with the camels we had left him in search of.
Dec. 31. In the course of this day we met several
caravans. At 4, P. M., we came to the place where
two ridges of highlands which had been visible for
two days, came near together. Shortly after passing
this gap, we came to a hill of singular appearance,
standing a little to the right of the main path. On
ascending it, we found small piles of stones heaped
near each other, and extending over a very consider-
able space. These heaps of stones mark the graves
of a murdered caravan. This bloody occurrence hap-
pened in 1815. A large caravan on its way from Suez
to Cairo, and loaded with coffee, were here waylaid
by the Bedoins, nearly all murdered, and their camels
and coffee taken.
At about sunset we came to some wells of brackish
and bitter water, situated about two miles North-
West from Adjarood. Although the camels drank
of this water, I found, by tasting it, that it was very
unpalatable. Here we encamped for the night.
Jan. 1, 1842. As we were now but a few miles
from Suez, and were desirous, of spending several