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442 NAKAB EL HAJAR. [CH.

Eisan ruins of nearly equal magnitude with

Nakab el Hajar. But independent of these
ancient monuments, in themselves far more
than enough to repay the adventure, the con­
dition, character, and pursuits of the inhabit­

ants, the productions, resources, and nature
of the country, severally furnish subjects of
peculiar interest, and would, there can be no

doubt, amply repay the curiosity of the first
European who should visit them.
In order to proceed, I imagine nothing
more would be necessary than for any indi­

vidual to procure a letter from the British
Government to the Sheikh of ’Abban. A
guard could be sent to escort him there from

the sea-coast, and he could from thence be
forwarded to the next Sheikh by a similar ap­
plication.

By the assumption of a Mohammedan or
even a medical character, and a sacrifice of
every species of European comfort, he might,

I have very little doubt, penetrate to the very
heart of this remarkable country.