Q% ALTITUDE OF THE ATLAS.

seen at a distance of 21 14 geographical miles, must be 29,610 feet high, or above five miles and a half.

Again, the chain of Atlas in Lower Suse, which lies east of Elala, and which is constantly covered with snow, is situated three days* journey, horse travelling, east-south-east from Elala, in Lower Suse ; Elala is three days* journey from Santa Cruz, horse travelling, making together 180 miles: add for distance from the foot of the Elala mountains to the snow, 60 miles, and the Atlas in Lower Suse will be seen at the distance of 240 miles, or 207 geographical miles. Thus, from Santa Cruz to the "J foot of the Atlas mountains, in the r* 180 miles, district of Elala, in Lower Suse J Add for distance from the foot 'J of the Elala mountains to the J> 60 snow } So that the Atlas in Lower Suse, i } being seen at a distance of .. Or 207 geographical miles, must have an altitude of 28,980 feet. On the north side of the city of Marocco is a gate called Beb El Khummes, and near it is held, every Thursday, a market called soke El Khummes ; at which immense quantities of horses, camels, mules, asses, oxen, sheep, goats, wheat and barley are sold y oils, gums, almonds, dates, raisins, figs, bees* wax, honey, skins.