| Marocco to Ain el Berda | 3 hours. | |
| „ | *Sidi Rahal | 5 „ |
| „ | *Oued Tessout (ford the river) | 4 „ |
| „ | *Tidli (a mountain) | 2 „ |
| „ | Draha | 1 hour. |
| „ | *Demenet | 3 hours. |
| 18 „ | ||
This road is undulating, with hills and valleys, or hollows.
From Demenet cross over the river Emhasser, and proceeding for one hour on the mountain you will reach a place called Iminifri, on a high mountain, which contains an opening or pass only just large enough for one person to creep through on his hands and knees, the length of the pass being about 100 yards; and when through it you will find open ground on the top of the high mountain. There will be seen remains (ruins) of old Christian buildings, in which live many birds. From the upper part of this mountain overhanging parts (or cliffs) branch out downwards against the mountain, towards the River Tor, of 500 yards long; but these overhanging parts do not reach the water of the river.
[The places here spoken of apparently lie N.W. of Demenet—the El Acchabi of the French map. The river Tor is probably the Oued Lakdeur of the same map.]
ROUTE 2.
Demenet to the Sources of the Oued Tessout.
| Demenet to Aït Cid Hassan (between mountains) | 4 hours. | |
| „ | *Aït Emdoual | 1 hour. |
In Aït Emdoual is a river one day’s journey long. There are inhabitants along the river. From this to Aït Affan one day’s journey over barren desert ground uninhabited.
| From *Aït Affan to Ansai (contains someinhabitants) | ? hours. | |
| „ „ | Aït Kassi | 2 „ |
| „ „ | Tel Khedit | 2 „ |
Tel Khedit is a mountain, and contains the source of the river Tessout; and on this mountain the snow remains both in summer and winter.
[This route agrees in many respects with the indications of the French map. The name Aït Chihatchen, there laid down south of Demenet, is probably the Aït Cid Hassan of the itinerary. It appears, however, that the importance of the mountain chain on the north side of the upper valley of the Tessout must be much exaggerated by the hill-shading on the map. The main chain of the Atlas is undoubtedly that on the southern side of that valley. The head of the valley is, on the French map, united to the province of N’tifa. A priori probability and the wording of the itinerary suggest that it all belongs to Demenet.]