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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... greatly sharpened , we found very acceptable - we pursued our journey , passing through the district of Garánda , with deep sandy soil , and rich in corn , cat- tle , and camels . A great proportion of the population consisted of Shúwa ...
... greatly sharpened , we found very acceptable - we pursued our journey , passing through the district of Garánda , with deep sandy soil , and rich in corn , cat- tle , and camels . A great proportion of the population consisted of Shúwa ...
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... greatly disturbed . Thursday , December 2d . Winding round the swamp ( for the nature of a swamp or kulúgu was more apparent at present than that of a branch of the river ) , we reached , after a march of about three miles , the site of ...
... greatly disturbed . Thursday , December 2d . Winding round the swamp ( for the nature of a swamp or kulúgu was more apparent at present than that of a branch of the river ) , we reached , after a march of about three miles , the site of ...
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... greatly affected by the cold ; but it did us a great deal of good , invigorating our frames after the enervating influence of the climate of Kúkawa . We did not set out , however , before the sun had begun to impart to the at- mosphere ...
... greatly affected by the cold ; but it did us a great deal of good , invigorating our frames after the enervating influence of the climate of Kúkawa . We did not set out , however , before the sun had begun to impart to the at- mosphere ...
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... greatly reduced , the inhabited quarter occupying only a very small proportion of the area thus inclosed . But a good many cat- tle were to be seen , and , lying just in the shade of the majestic monkey - bread - trees which mark the ...
... greatly reduced , the inhabited quarter occupying only a very small proportion of the area thus inclosed . But a good many cat- tle were to be seen , and , lying just in the shade of the majestic monkey - bread - trees which mark the ...
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... greatly by the foundation of New Búne at so short a distance , and which is important only as the residence of Yegúddi , the eldest son of Múniyóma , had been almost destroyed some time before by a great conflagration , with the ...
... greatly by the foundation of New Búne at so short a distance , and which is important only as the residence of Yegúddi , the eldest son of Múniyóma , had been almost destroyed some time before by a great conflagration , with the ...
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