A Saharan Venture: Being the Account of a Journey Across the Sahara from Kano to Algeria |
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Page 97
... Atahair , and he was certainly one of the most impressive - looking Tuaregs that I met . Six feet three or four inches in height , he possessed that graceful slenderness which is the attribute of the majority of his race , although as a ...
... Atahair , and he was certainly one of the most impressive - looking Tuaregs that I met . Six feet three or four inches in height , he possessed that graceful slenderness which is the attribute of the majority of his race , although as a ...
Page 104
... Atahair the guide and the two camel - men , Hainja and Mahomed , who had been taken on with the camels at Agades and were going through to Djanet with me . We had ten baggage - camels , my own riding - camel , and that of the guide ...
... Atahair the guide and the two camel - men , Hainja and Mahomed , who had been taken on with the camels at Agades and were going through to Djanet with me . We had ten baggage - camels , my own riding - camel , and that of the guide ...
Page 107
... Atahair's portion of the " bag " consisted of a large leg and half of one side of the ribs of quite a big gazelle . Out of curiosity I inquired as to how many days it would suffice him . I should have been nearer the mark had I asked ...
... Atahair's portion of the " bag " consisted of a large leg and half of one side of the ribs of quite a big gazelle . Out of curiosity I inquired as to how many days it would suffice him . I should have been nearer the mark had I asked ...
Page 110
... Atahair , who wished to borrow something with which to crush his grain , went off for a few hours , and on his return said that he had found a small Tuareg camp . Waterskins and loads were given a final look over , and the former filled ...
... Atahair , who wished to borrow something with which to crush his grain , went off for a few hours , and on his return said that he had found a small Tuareg camp . Waterskins and loads were given a final look over , and the former filled ...
Page 112
... Atahair said was the last we would see for some miles . Huddled behind the tree close to the fire I noted in my diary : " We might be camped on some barren , wind - swept seashore , the plain being the sea and the semi - rocky dunes the ...
... Atahair said was the last we would see for some miles . Huddled behind the tree close to the fire I noted in my diary : " We might be camped on some barren , wind - swept seashore , the plain being the sea and the semi - rocky dunes the ...
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Agades Ahaggar Ahaggar Mountains ahead Aïr amongst animals apéritif Arab arrived Asgur Atahair Baragai Bilma boulders camel-men camels camp caravan carried cold day's march desert distance Djanet drink dunes east feeling feet Fezzan flat French garrison grass Hainja halt Hausa hills hundred Iferuan In-Salah journey Kaduna Kano latter leaving loads looked Mahomed Mallam meal Meharistes miles morning mountains natives Nicloux Nigeria night oasis obtain oued party patch Polignac possessed raiding-parties rain reached region remained ridge rock rocky round route Sahara Sakari sand sandy seemed seen sergeant shelter short shot shrubs side started Tamanghasset Tanezrouft Tanut Tassili Tebu Territoires du Sud thing thought Tifinagh told tracks travelling Tripolitania Tuareg Tuggurt valley vegetation village Warghla water-hole watercourse whilst white oryx wind yards Zinder
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