92 BishMrin Wells.

Conipensntion for murder or woands.

years from the Di-ib. They are a wilder people than the other tribes and very rarely leave their hills. They are shy and difficult of approach. Their wells are Is and Legia.

KuRBEiLAB. — Sheikh Mohammed Katul. This is a large tribe. They have many wells, generally in the small tributaries of the upper Alagi.

Katul, Sheikh of the tribe, is by far the ablest man of the Aliab Sheikhs, or, in fact, of any other of the Bisharin Sheikhs.

The traditional " diia " or compensation for loss of life among these Arabs is : for a man, 50 male and 50 female camels ; for women or children, or loss of legs, arms, eyes, 25 male and 25 female camels.

Wounds are assessed according to their gravity. The cause in which murders are committed, or a wound is received, is alwaj-s taken into consideration.

The above amounts are the limit of compensation.

Wells.

The following is a list of Bisharin wells in the northern Atbai, showing the sub -tribe to which they belong ; Sub-tribe. Name of Well. Remarks.

(i) Um All Koatil ..

Hamedomerah ..

Mallak Balgab ...

Kurbeilab Adoloiab...

Shantirab Terfaui...

J. Mashushanai Umrasin Meisa ... Didaut ...

Eigat ... Heilaigabeir . Biitna ... El Eifein Abu Dom Um Gabrit Abu Tabag Legia ... Is Neslid ...

Kamotit Homeitra J. Abu Hodeid Uni Beshtit Jugub ... Derbieib Nasari ... Feireida Miaus ... Shinai ... El Faui...

Kaioj ... Gidimib Madi Murrat ...

Telat Abda Abu Tabag Naba ...

Abaraga Maietib...

Gogaieb Girid Selala ...

Water good — shared by Eireiab. Water in open basin, 1 2 feet deep — sweet but scarce (December, Not mucli water, and then only aftei' rain. Not open 1903.

1902).

Water never more than a few feet below surface — sometimes flowing. Well 10 feet deep — not much water, rather salt. Good water and plentiful. Good water, but supply does not last. Slightly brackish — 10 to 15 feet down, according to season. Good water — not visited. Stone lined well, 24 feet deep — water plentiful, but sliglitly brackish. Good water and plentiful. Good water, 4 feet down. Water good — camels cannot approach owing to rocks. Water good. Water in tanks in mountain ; also obtainable by digging at base. Water plentiful — in spring and tanks. Not always water. Rarely open, and not much water. Hole in side of hill — much water on surface, 1 well, belongs to Amrab — good water, not visited. Very small supply of good water. Small supply of good water. Much water, about 10 feet down. Good water, and plentiful supply. Much water, near surface — salt.

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Best well is used by the Mining Co. — water very brackish and very aperient. If long stay to be made, water should be obtained from J. Rafit (10 miles).

2 wells of 15 feet deep — one brackish. In westerly well, water sweet but scarce.

Stone lined well, 24 feet deep — water plentiful but slightly brackish. Also belongs to Eireiab— much water, 4 to 5 feet down, very salt.

3 wells about 8 miles apart in bed of wadi. Much water — slightly brackish, 10 feet down. Much water, 15 feet down — brackish. Not much water — very brackish, 8 feet down. Brackish water — rarely open. Well, 35 feet deep — stone lined, 9 feet of water, brackish (December, 1902).