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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Page 73
... town on the west side , while others are scattered in ridges round about the town , so that a rich supply of water collects at a short depth below the sur- face , fertilizing a good number of tobacco - fields , and giving to the ...
... town on the west side , while others are scattered in ridges round about the town , so that a rich supply of water collects at a short depth below the sur- face , fertilizing a good number of tobacco - fields , and giving to the ...
Page 91
... town of Kúrayé , and , not being aware that the country on the other side was more open and offered a far better camping - ground , pitched our tent on that side whence we had come , not far from the market - place , consisting of ...
... town of Kúrayé , and , not being aware that the country on the other side was more open and offered a far better camping - ground , pitched our tent on that side whence we had come , not far from the market - place , consisting of ...
Page 93
... town , started up at some little distance from our camping - ground ; and a majestic dorówa , the largest tree of this species which I saw on my journey , shaded the place to a con- siderable extent , but attracted a number of people ...
... town , started up at some little distance from our camping - ground ; and a majestic dorówa , the largest tree of this species which I saw on my journey , shaded the place to a con- siderable extent , but attracted a number of people ...
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... town which we passed soon afterward , yet the country was not quite deserted , and even small herds of cattle were observed farther on . Meanwhile the dúm palm became entirely predominant , and rocky cliffs and eminences continued to ...
... town which we passed soon afterward , yet the country was not quite deserted , and even small herds of cattle were observed farther on . Meanwhile the dúm palm became entirely predominant , and rocky cliffs and eminences continued to ...
Page 97
... town , but that they had driven them back . The town itself , though not large , is tolerably well inhabited , containing a population of about 5000. It is skirted on the east side by a considerable water - course , at present dry , but ...
... town , but that they had driven them back . The town itself , though not large , is tolerably well inhabited , containing a population of about 5000. It is skirted on the east side by a considerable water - course , at present dry , but ...
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