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 4Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1858 - Africa, Central |
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Page 7
... my principal object as only to reach the Niger at the town of Sáy , while all beyond that was extremely uncertain . My little troop consisted of the following indivi- duals . First , Mohammed el Gatróni , the same B 4.
... my principal object as only to reach the Niger at the town of Sáy , while all beyond that was extremely uncertain . My little troop consisted of the following indivi- duals . First , Mohammed el Gatróni , the same B 4.
Page 8
... extremely whimsical , and , after having written out his contract for my whole journey to the west and back , I had the greatest trouble in making CHAP . LIII . MY SERVANTS . 9 him adhere 8 CHAP . LIII . TRAVELS IN AFRICA .
... extremely whimsical , and , after having written out his contract for my whole journey to the west and back , I had the greatest trouble in making CHAP . LIII . MY SERVANTS . 9 him adhere 8 CHAP . LIII . TRAVELS IN AFRICA .
Page 10
... extremely useful to me , although A'bbega not unfrequently found some other object A'bbega . Dýrregu . more interesting than my camels , which were in- trusted to his care , and which in consequence he lost repeatedly . In addition to ...
... extremely useful to me , although A'bbega not unfrequently found some other object A'bbega . Dýrregu . more interesting than my camels , which were in- trusted to his care , and which in consequence he lost repeatedly . In addition to ...
Page 16
... extremely , if I had not been suffering all this time very severely from sore legs , ever since my return from Bagírmi , when I had to cross so many rivers and was so frequently wet through . † * The depth of the well measured twenty ...
... extremely , if I had not been suffering all this time very severely from sore legs , ever since my return from Bagírmi , when I had to cross so many rivers and was so frequently wet through . † * The depth of the well measured twenty ...
Page 25
... extremely difficult , and we had to make a very large circuit in order to reach the village of Zéngirí , where the river could be most easily crossed . I myself went , on this occa- sion , as far south - west as Zaraima , a village ...
... extremely difficult , and we had to make a very large circuit in order to reach the village of Zéngirí , where the river could be most easily crossed . I myself went , on this occa- sion , as far south - west as Zaraima , a village ...
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A'hmed Bábá A'hmedu adorned Alí appearance Arab arrived Bélé belonging bernús Bórnu called camels cattle CHAP character chief clay considerable consisting corn cotton cross cultivated deléb palms distance district dúm palms emír encampment entered forest formed former Fúlbe Gágho Galaijo Gando ghaladíma Góberáwa governor greatly ground Gurma Hamda-Alláhi hamlet Háusa horses huts inhabitants Jolof journey Kábara Kanó Kátsena Kebbi latter Leo Africanus Mandingo Másina miles Mohammed Mohammedan morning Morocco Mósi mosque Mungo Park native Negroland Niger Othmán passed present province Púllo quarters rain rainy season reached region residence river road rocky ruler scarcely seemed sent sheet of water Sheikh Sheikh el Bakáy shells side Sídi situated Sókoto Songhay Songhay empire Songhay language Spanish dollars stay sultan swampy tamarind Tawárek tent Timbúktu tion town tract tribe valley village Waláti wall whole Wurno Zinder