Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa: Being a Journal of an Expedition Undertaken Under the Auspices of H.B.M.'s Government, in the Years 1849-1855, Volume 3 |
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... feet in elevation , and , with its rich vegetation , presenting a very interesting spectacle . The for- est in this part is full of tétel , or Antelope oryx , and of the large antelope called " kargum . " The few inhabitants of the ...
... feet in elevation , and , with its rich vegetation , presenting a very interesting spectacle . The for- est in this part is full of tétel , or Antelope oryx , and of the large antelope called " kargum . " The few inhabitants of the ...
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... feet deep in the channel , and about 120 yards broad ; but there was a still smaller creek behind , about five feet deep . At length we were again in motion ; but our difficulties now commenced , the path being extremely winding ...
... feet deep in the channel , and about 120 yards broad ; but there was a still smaller creek behind , about five feet deep . At length we were again in motion ; but our difficulties now commenced , the path being extremely winding ...
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... feet and a half deep , and following almost the same road , encamped the next day in Shechéri , the first village of the district of Búndi . CHAPTER LIV . THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRITORY OF MU'NIYO ' , AND ITS GOVERNOR . December 12th . In ...
... feet and a half deep , and following almost the same road , encamped the next day in Shechéri , the first village of the district of Búndi . CHAPTER LIV . THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRITORY OF MU'NIYO ' , AND ITS GOVERNOR . December 12th . In ...
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... feet deep and one foot and a half in diameter , on its very border . A short distance off , fresh water is to be found close under the surface , giving life to the vegetation , which bears a character so entirely new in this district ...
... feet deep and one foot and a half in diameter , on its very border . A short distance off , fresh water is to be found close under the surface , giving life to the vegetation , which bears a character so entirely new in this district ...
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... feet in depth . Going round this depression , I entered the town from the northeast quarter , and here found a large open space laid out in fields of wheat , kitchen gardens , with onions , and cotton - grounds , all in different stages ...
... feet in depth . Going round this depression , I entered the town from the northeast quarter , and here found a large open space laid out in fields of wheat , kitchen gardens , with onions , and cotton - grounds , all in different stages ...
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