A little farther on we enter the Samaritan territory, and here is "Jacob's well," where our Saviour held converse with the woman of Samaria.

The masonry of the well has altogether vanished, but the spring still gushes forth from a rock.
Nablus, the ancient Sichem, the chief town of Samaria, contains four thousand inhabitants, and is reputed to be one of the most ancient towns in Palestine.

It is surrounded by a strong wall, and consists of a long and very dirty street.

We rode through the town from one end to the other, and past the poor-looking bazaar, where nothing struck me but the sight of some fresh figs, which were at this early season already exposed for sale.

Of course we bought the fruit at once; but it had a very bad flavour.
A number of soldiers are seen in all the towns.