[16] Zanairas is the native place of Ferajee and Deedee, where
Lousou exercises authority. This list is still very
imperfect. It is difficult to find a man who will give
correct and full information. As will be seen, my informant
gave me wadys and sheep-walks for towns, in many cases. [At
the end of the volume will be found more complete
information on the positions of places in Aheer,
subsequently obtained by Mr. Richardson.--ED.]
It would have been very interesting to collect authentic information as
to the population of many places in Aheer. I suspect the number of
inhabitants is very small indeed. I had already been powerfully
impressed with the paucity of the population of the districts of Ghat,
the desert region occupied by the Azgher, and had been led to compute
that they cannot contain in all more than a couple of thousand people.
CHAPTER XVII.
Zinder Caravan--Negress playing "Boree"--Curious Scene--Objects
of Barter--Fresh Annoyances--Remarks on our Reception in
Aheer--En-Noor--Asoudee--Better News--Fresh Extortions--En-Noor
disappoints us--Europeans taken for Spies--Things in demand at
Aheer--Exercise--Overweg's Patients--Wild Animals in Aheer--Kailouees in
dry Weather--Robbing a Prince--Ghaseb and Ghafouley--Aheer
Cheese--Mokhlah Bou Yeldee--Our Wealth noised abroad--Alarm at Night--A
fresh Attack--Said's Gallantry--Disorderly Protectors--Thirteen
Robbers--Amankee--Loss of my Tea--Country of Thieves.
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