the Euphrates and Tigris unite (_J. Q.R._, vol. XV, 683).
Layard writes as follows:--"We stopped at the so-called tomb
of the prophet Ezra, about twenty-five miles from the
junction of the Tigris and Euphrates, at Korna. The
building, which is of a comparatively modern date, consisted
of two chambers, an outer one which was empty, and an inner
one containing the tomb built of bricks, covered with white
stucco and enclosed in a wooden case, over which was thrown
a large blue cloth fringed with yellow tassels with the name
of the donor embroidered on it in Hebrew characters. No
trace of either the large synagogue or of the mosque
mentioned by Benjamin now exists, and it may be doubted
whether the present building covers the tomb which was seen
by the Hebrew traveller. We could find no ancient remains
near it, as the Tigris is constantly changing its course,
and was still eating away the bank of alluvial soil, upon
the edge of which the building stood. It is highly probable
that the tomb seen by Benjamin of Tudela had long before
been carried away by the river." Layard's _Early Adventures
in Persia, Susiana, and Babylonia_, vol. II, p. 214. See
also an elaborate note of Dr. Benisch, p. 91 of his edition
of Pethachia's Travels, and I.J. Benjamin II, _Eight Years
in Asia and Africa_, p. 167.]

[Footnote 152: As for the river Gozan see p. 33, n. 3, and
p. 58, n. 4. The mountains of Chafton, referred to also in
pp. 54, 55, would seem to include not only the Zagros range,
but also the highlands of Kurdistan.]

[Footnote 153: _Marco Polo_, book II, chap, xlv, says of
Tibet: "In this country there are many of the animals that
produce musk. The Tartars have great numbers of large and
fine dogs which are of great service in catching the
musk-beasts, and so they procure a great abundance of
musk."]

[Footnote 154: The reputed sepulchre of Daniel is situated
between Schuster and Dizful in Persia, close by the river
Shaour, an affluent of the Karun river, which is supposed to
be the Ulai of the Bible, Dan. viii. 2. It is within sight
of the vast mound which denotes the site of Susa, the
ancient Shushan. Here Mme. Dieulafoy in 1881 made extensive
excavations of the palace of the Persian kings, many relics
of which are now on vi