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Page iii
... night in a tent - ―― 21 Spahis Their organization - A strange pet- Water forgotten and well dry A chace after our The Cheliff- Boghar - Panorama of the Sahara — Roman occupation of North Africa - Triple line of posts - Dependence of the ...
... night in a tent - ―― 21 Spahis Their organization - A strange pet- Water forgotten and well dry A chace after our The Cheliff- Boghar - Panorama of the Sahara — Roman occupation of North Africa - Triple line of posts - Dependence of the ...
Page iv
... Night camp in the Sahara Desert graves Achmed lost - Perils of the wastes - Vain search - A tipsy guard -Tilghremt - Troop of ostrich - The ostrich - hunt- Ostrich - eggs Rocky Chebkha - A shower in the desert- Rivers from home ...
... Night camp in the Sahara Desert graves Achmed lost - Perils of the wastes - Vain search - A tipsy guard -Tilghremt - Troop of ostrich - The ostrich - hunt- Ostrich - eggs Rocky Chebkha - A shower in the desert- Rivers from home ...
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... night alarm - Preparations for an encounter - Friends after all - A friendly chat- First sight of Waregla - Rumours of war- Descent to the oasis- A saint's re- venge - Halt at the gate - Sidi Zobeir- An Arab aristocrat - A feast ...
... night alarm - Preparations for an encounter - Friends after all - A friendly chat- First sight of Waregla - Rumours of war- Descent to the oasis- A saint's re- venge - Halt at the gate - Sidi Zobeir- An Arab aristocrat - A feast ...
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... Night - stroll in the camp - Christ- mas cheer - General Desvaux African falcons Cotton Meeting with a countryman - Political ideas of a native soldier- Marshes and lake of Tuggurt — A new fish - Geological specula- tions .. Page 268 ...
... Night - stroll in the camp - Christ- mas cheer - General Desvaux African falcons Cotton Meeting with a countryman - Political ideas of a native soldier- Marshes and lake of Tuggurt — A new fish - Geological specula- tions .. Page 268 ...
Page ix
... night in a tent — Berrouaghuia Spahis Their organization - A strange pet- Open forests Water forgotten and well dry - A chace after our horses The Cheliff - Boghar - Panorama of the Sahara — Roman occupation of North Africa - Triple ...
... night in a tent — Berrouaghuia Spahis Their organization - A strange pet- Open forests Water forgotten and well dry - A chace after our horses The Cheliff - Boghar - Panorama of the Sahara — Roman occupation of North Africa - Triple ...
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Achmed Africa Agha Algeria Algiers Arab armed arrived barley Bedouin Beni Isguen Berber Berryan birds Biskra Boghar burnous camels camp caravan caravanserai carpet cavaliers centre Chaamba coffee convoy dark dates dayat descended desert distance Djebel Djelfa djemmâa dragoman dromedary English falcon feet fire flocks French gardens gate gazelle Ghardaïa Guerrara halt hand head Herodotus hill horsemen horses inhabitants Jews journey Kabyles kadi khalifat kouskousou Laghouat M'zab marabout Medeah mekhasni miles military morning Morocco mosque mounted Mozabites N'goussa native negro never night nomads oases oasis Omar palm palm-groves palm-trees passed plain race ride ridge rock rode Roman round saddle Sahara salt sand scarcely sehaurs sent sheik side Sidi skin soon Souf Spahis species specimen square stone supply tent terebinth tion Touareg Touat traveller trees tribes Tuggurt walls Waregla Wed R'hir whole yards Zobeir
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