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6 ,, halted at Ziba.
7 ,, visited the turquoise-diggings of Ziba and camped at the Mayat el-Ghal.
8 ,, returned to El-Muwaylah (Sharm Yaharr).
Complementary Excursion to the Sharr Mountain.
March 13, 1878, camped in the Wady el-Kaimah.
14 ,, camped in the Wady el-Kusayb.
15 ,, camped in the Safhat el-Wu'ayrah.
16 ,, up the Sharr.
17 ,, camped in the Wady Kuwayd.
18 ,, returned to El-Muwaylah (Sharm Yaharr).
THIRD JOURNEY.
March 21, 1878, to April 10, 1878.)
March 21, 1878, left Sharm Yaharr and made the Sharm Dumayghah.
22 ,, halted at El-Dumayghah.
23 ,, anch.o.r.ed in harbour of El-Wijh.
24 ,, set out in the Sinnar southwards.
25 ,, anch.o.r.ed at El-Haura.
26 ,, halted at El-Haura.
(On March 26th MM. Marie and Philipin marched from El-Wijh to the Wady Hamz, and rejoined head-quarters on the 28th.)
March 27, 1878 returned to El-Wijh.
29 ,, left El-Wijh and camped at inner fort.
30 ,, to Umm el-Karayat (ruins and mine).
31 ,, visited ruins of El-Kubbah; camped in Wady Dasnah.
April 1, 1878 to Umm el-Harab (ruins and mine).
2 ,, camped in the Wady Aba'l-Gezaz.
3 ,, camped in the plain of Bada.
4 ,, halted at the plain of Bada.
5 ,, camped at the Ayn el-Kurr.
6 ,, camped in the Wady Laylah.
7 ,, camped in the Wady Aba'l-'Ajaj.
8 ,, to the ruins of the Gasr Gurayyim Sa'id (cla.s.sical temple).
9 ,, to the Aba'l-Maru (Marwah mine).
1O ,, return to El-Wijh.
THE RETURN TO EGYPT.
April 12, 1878 steamed northwards to Nu'man Island.
13 ,, reached El-Muwaylah (Sharm Yaharr).
18 ,, left El-Muwaylah, night at sea.
19 ,, in Gulf of Suez.
20 ,, reached Suez.
22 ,, reached Cairo.
Appendix II.
EXPENSES OF THE EXPEDITION TO MIDIAN, commanded by Captain R. F.
Burton, H.B.M. Consul, Trieste.
Cairo, November 1, 1877.
s. d.
Sum received from Egyptian Finance 1977 12 0
Amounts Paid out by Order of Captain Burton. s. d.
Hotel bills for five persons (thirty-six days) 149 6 9 Advanced to members of Expedition up to date (May 3rd)[EN#87] 74 12 3 Cost of provisions for journey to Midian, fourteen persons 314 8 9 Cost of tools, chemicals, instruments, canteen, etc. 185 19 0 Medicine chest from Dr. Lowe 10 10 0
Journey to Suez from Cairo, December 6th, 1878:-- Hotel bill for eleven persons (three days) 33 3 6 Tobacco for presents to Bedawin 6 8 0 Sundries 13 10 6 Telegrams and post service 3 9 0 __________________ 791 7 9
El-Muwaylah, December 16th, to return, February 13th:-- Journey to north[EN#88] 316 14 3 Post service 14 8 0 Cost of sheep[EN#89] 32 14 0 Sundries[EN#90] 20 7 7 Five foot-soldiers' salaries 7 4 0
Eastern journey to the Hisma[EN#91] 187 6 6 Post service 3 8 0 Cost of sheep[EN#92] 11 19 0 Sundries 5 11 0 Sambuk from Suez, as per contract 9 4 0 Soldiers from fort 3 0 0
Journey to Sharr[EN#93] 44 11 6 Cost of sheep[EN#94] 3 4 0 Thirty pairs of boots for soldiers[EN#95] 6 0 0 Sundries 1 0 0 Journey to south[EN#96] 92 13 0 Cost of sheep[EN#97] 15 16 0 Post service 2 0 0 Sundries[EN#98] 18 3 6 Special payments:-- Sayyid 'Abd el-Rahim Effendi 16 0 0 Bukhayt 1 12 0 Husayn 1 12 0 Shaykh Furayj 4 0 0 Shaykh Furayj salary for twenty-five days 5 0 0 Expenses at Suez, unloading, etc., and hotel bills for ten persons 39 17 0 Post and telegrams 1 16 0 Suez to Cairo 1 12 6 _________________ 1658 1 7
Expenses at Cairo up to date May 5, 1878:-- Unloading, cartage, and preparing for Exhibition 24 5 5 Salaries of persons engaged from Cairo and Muwaylah:-- Anton Dimitri, Giorgi, and Petro[EN#99] 93 17 6 Magazine-man at El-Muwaylah[EN#100] 6 8 0 Sais from Suez, engaged through governor[EN#101] 9 0 0 Mr. Clarke's salary[EN#102] 180 0 0 _________________ 1971 12 6 In hand for small expenses not yet sent in for payment 5 19 6 _________________ 1977 12 0 _________________ Sent in May 6, 1878.
(Signed) CHAS. CLARKE.
(Countersigned) RICHARD F. BURTON.
