-Gesser (Tuat), one day and a-half; a village.

Ain-Salah, an hour or two.

On this route there are no oases, no date-palms; the road lies through
valleys and over plains, lined with rocky mountains, like those of Asben
or Aheer. There is no region of sand, but now and then the earth assumes
a sandy character. My informant is a Tuatee, who has travelled this
route; in fact, no other persons but people of Tuat, unless Hagars and
Maghatah, can do so in safety. I could not succeed in extracting more
information from my informant. He was a mere barbarian, and pestered me,
whilst writing the route, with demands for all sorts of things. Though a
resident of the town of Tuat, he was in grain and mould a thorough
Targhee bandit.

THE DIFFERENT RACES IN KUKA.

_Resident or Strangers._

1. Shua (the first Arab settlers in Bornou).
2. Arabs Bengazi.
3. Arabs Misratah.
4. Arabs and Moors of Aujilah; Mujabri, from Jalu, or Aujilah.
5. Fezzanee, or people from Fezzan.
6. Walad Suleiman, now domiciled in Kuka, and Wady Gazalahs.
7. People from Tripoli; a very few.
8. People from the west; a very few.

_Belonging to the Sheikh._

9. Bornouee, bulk of the population.
10. Kanembu, north-east from Kuka.
11. Qaiyam, around Kuka, within a few hours.
12. Manga, west from Kuka.
13. Baddi, west from Kuka.
14. Kairi-Kairi, west from Kuka.
15. Lari, west from Kuka.
16. Gizzem, south-west from Kuka, twenty days.
17. Gizzerai, near Gizzem.
18. Engezer, south of Kuka, ten days.
19. Kaiauri, south of Kuka, five days.
20. Babur, south of Kuka, nine days.
21. Figa, south of Kuka, fifteen days.
22. Margi, south of Kuka, seven days.
23. Kobchi, south of Kuka, seven days.
24. Mulgwai, south of Kuka, ten days.
25. Massafai, south of Kuka, fifteen days.
26. Bogwai, south of Kuka, twenty days.[26]
27. Umbum, south of Kuka, thirty days.[26]
28. Fali, south of Kuka, thirty-five days.[26]
29. Umbai, south of Kuka, twenty days.[26]
30. Koua, south of Kuka, twenty-five days.[26]
31. Butai, south of Kuka, thirty days.[26]
32. Maudraui, south of Kuka, eight days.
33. Begarmi, east of Kuka, twenty days.
34. People of Logun, near Begarmi.
35. People from Wadai; travellers.
36. Sara, a province near Begarmi, with its own sultan.
37. Fitri, a province belonging to Wadai. There is water in the lake of
Fitri. People of this province do not come to Kuka.

[26] These countries seem very far south, and yet are said
to be und