Commencement of the Journey across the Great Nubian
Desert. — Description of the Caravan. — Advantages of
Turkish Dress and Customs. — Provisions necessary for the
Desert. — Akaba, or Mountain Passes. — Dead Camels. —
Fear of Robbers. — Anxiety about the Stock of Water. —
Arab Opinion of Travellers. — Alarming Diminution of our
Water. — Dead Bodies of Slaves and Camels. — Hojab el
Jenous. — Bab el Korosko. — Age of the Camel. — Bahr Bela
Ma, or Sea without Water. — Mirage. — Perils and Charms
of the Desert Life. — Dilet el Doom, Valley of the Shade
of the Dooms. — Gold Mines. — Omrishi Sufir. — Wells now
dry. — El Murrah, or the Well of Bitter Waters. —
Hieroglyphics on the Rocks. — Colony of Bishareen. —
Height and Character of the Mountains. — Arab Songs. —
Gazelle. — Danger of leaving Caravan. — Absah Gold Mines.
— Storms in the Desert. — Cambyses. — Bruce. — Arab
Manner of mounting the Camel. — Manner in which the Arabs
repose. — Arrival at the Nile. — Estimate of the Length
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