 Indian corn stalks, keeping the waves off the loose earth of the banks. In a settlement of a culvert in the Nile bank north of Mansourah in 1887 I witnessed a scene which must have once been more common than it is to-day. The news that the bank had breached...  The Nile in 1904 - Page 52by Sir William Willcocks - 1904 - 225 pagesFull view - About this book
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...the occurrence of a serious breach, but which fortunately was rare in 1887. The news that the Nile bank had breached spread fast through the village....they possessed. The confusion was indescribable. A very narrow bank covered with children, buffaloes, poultry, and household furniture. The women assembled... | |
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