May 29th. Follow down Wady ez-Zuweirah to the shore, 479. Sun-
rise upon
the Dead Sea, 480. Zuweirah has no relation to Zoar, which
lay on the East of the sea, 480, 481. Hajr or Khashm Usdum, (Sodom,)
a mountain of fossil salt, 481-485. Bathe in the sea, 485. Deep cavern
in the mountain, 485. Alarm at an approaching party, 486. We prove
the strongest, and our Haweitât begin to plunder; remonstrances, 486,
487. S. W. corner of the sea, 487. This end of the sea very shallow,
and a flat extends far to the South, 488. Eastern part of the Ghôr (Sâ-
Range of cliffs crossing the
fieh) fertile and well-watered, 488, 489.
Ghor further south, an offset or step to the 'Arabah beyond, 489, 490.
Already known that the waters of the 'Arabah flow northwards, 491,