The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs by Sir Samuel White Baker
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Gozerajup--The First Rain--Limits of the Desert--The Hadendowa
Arabs--The Wells of Soojalup--Antelopes--Antelope Stalking--Arab Migrations--The Arab's Prayer--The Barren Women--Difficulty in fording the River Gash--Arrive at Cassala--Hospitality of the Greek Merchant. CHAPTER IV. ROUTE FROM CASSALA TO SOUAKIM. Facilities of the Port of Souakim--Fortifications of Cassala--Conquest of Nubia--Cruel Taxation--Extreme Cheapness of Corn--Cultivation of Cereals--Arab Bread--Military Position of Cassala--The Base--Prepare to start from Cassala--Mahomet's Family Tree--Mahomet meets Relations--We cross the Gash--Stalking the Ariel--Bagged the Game--Descent of Vultures--Change of Scenery--The Source of the Delta--The Parent of Egypt. CHAPTER V. THE STORM. Cotton Farm of Malem Georgis--Ferocious Crocodiles--Shoot a Monster--The Public Enemy--Resistance of a Crocodile's Scales--Discover Gold--Heavy Action of the Camel--El Baggar selects a Hygeen--The Easy-goer, suitable for a Lady--Hooked Thorns of the Mimosa--We charge a Kittar Bush--The Scorpion's |
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