CHAPTER VI.

A last rush through the sun—We arrive at Dilam on the 223 Persian Gulf—Politics of the Gulf—A journey “in extremis”—Bashire—The End APPENDICES. NOTES ON THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF NORTHERN ARABIA 235 HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE RISE AND DECLINE OF WAHHABISM IN 251 ARABIA MEMORANDUM ON THE EUPHRATES VALLEY RAILWAY, AND ITS 271 KINDRED SCHEMES OF RAILWAY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND THE PERSIAN GULF

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS TO VOL. II.

PORTRAIT OF MR. BLUNT (BY MOLONY) _Frontispiece_ PAGE IBN RASHID’S MARES _to face_ 16 HAMÚD IBN RASHID 17 PILGRIMAGE LEAVING HAÏL _to face_ 46 EDIBLE LOCUST 48 RESERVOIR OF ZOBEYDEH _to face_ 80 PERSIAN PILGRIMS IN FRONT OF THE HAJ 100 MESHHED ALI _to face_ 110 ARIEL, AN ÁNAZEH MARE 140 CANORA 161 SHAGRAN 193 GRANITE RANGE OF JEBEL SHAMMAR (EFFECT OF MIRAGE) _to face_ 234 FORTRESS OF AGDE _to face_ 266 ROCK INSCRIPTIONS AND DRAWINGS IN JEBEL SHAMMAR 285