[EN#95] Such an act would disgrace an Arab tribe, and of course it is denied by the Beni 'Ukbah. We visited this valley, which is one of the influents of the Wady 'Aynúnah, during the first Expedition ("The Gold-Mines of Midian," p. 165). [EN#96] The modern Beni 'Ukbah ignore the story of Abú Rísh, not wishing to confess their obligations to the Huwaytát. [EN#97] The tomb on the hillock north of El-Muwaylah. [EN#98] South-east of EI-Muwaylah. [EN#99] These hard conditions were actually renewed some twenty-five years ago. [EN#100] For ample notices on this subject, see "The Gold-Mines of Midian," Chap. XII. In p. 337, however, I made the mistake of supposing Makná to be the capital, instead of the port of the capital. The true position is north lat. 28 degrees 24'. [EN#101] For historical notices of the diamond in North-Western Arabia, see "The Gold-Mines of Midian," p. 168. [EN#102] Dr. Beke's artist made a plan of this rude affair (p. 349), and nothing can be worse. The Egyptian Staff-officers drew the ruin correctly; but the poor remains by no means deserve the honour of a wood-cut. [EN#103]. The word is corrupted from Jamb, "the side," alluding to the animal's gait; we did not find the true lobster (Homarus vulgaris), the astica of the Adriatic, whose northern waters produce such noble specimens. [EN#104] The spirit-tins, prepared for me at Trieste, were as most things there are, very dear and very bad; after a short use they became full of holes. So the bowie-knives, expressly made to order at old Tergeste, proved to be of iron not of steel. [EN#105] "Travels," Vol. II. Chap. IV. [EN#106] Confirmed by Dr. Beke, p. 533. [EN#107] P. 351. [EN#108] I am doubtful about this name, which the Bedawi apply to more than one place. [EN#109] Strictly speaking, the dust of the Nevada country was oxide of silver. [EN#110] M. Burat ("Géologie Appliqée," i. 8) gives the following minima proportions in which metal may be worked on a grand scale, of course under the most favourable circumstances. The extremes are 0.25 (iron), and 0.00001 (gold); and antimony, bismuth, cobalt, and nickel are neglected, because the proportions vary so much. Iron, 0.25 Zinc, 0.20 Lead, 0.02 (two per cent.) Copper and mercury, 0.01 Tin, 0.005 (1/2 per cent.) Silver, 0.0005 (1/2 per 1000) Gold, 0.00001 (1/100,000) This table is recommended to the many "profane" who do not believe a rock to be auriferous or argentiferous, unless they can see the gold and silver with the naked eye.