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 permanent stream at 'Ain es Sadeh, and falls into the Mukutt'a about a mile from the coast.

The remainder of Carmel is independent of Mukutt'a. The Wady Abu Mudauwar, the Wady Kushmia, and some others have a common outfall in the Nahr Mantney, close to Haifa, and complete the drainage of this side up to a mile and a half of the convent. A path comes from the ridge at the head of Wady Mudauwar, and follows the edge of the wady to Haifa. Four more paths descend from the ridge to Haifa, at intervals between this point and the convent.

The Palestine Exploration Survey of the great basin of the Mukutt'a, well deserves to be remarked before leaving it, as a notable example of the surveyor's work; for although its general aspect was delineated in previous maps, rectifications and very numerous additions occur in every part of the new Survey.

South of the Mukutt'a, the next basin which extends back to the waterparting of the Jordan, is that of Nahr el Mefjir; the outfall into the Mediterranean Sea being near the ruins of Caesarea.

All to the north of the Mefjir basin, and between the Mukutt'a on the east, and the Mediterranean on the west is included in a triangular area, drained by numerous petty wadys with many independent outfalls. The western slope of Mount Carmel forms the northern part of this triangle, and recalls attention to this mountain, the account of which will now be completed. The chief of the channels which descend from the western side of Mount Carmel are, (1) the Wady el 'Ain, which in its middle course runs parallel to the range, and, reaches the maritime plain at the village of et Tireh. (2) the Wady Fellah with its outfall near 'Athlit, which receives the Wady el Miftelah from a valley which runs parallel with the main range of Carmel for about four miles. The Wady