The Jordan valley and Petra . ourselves by kindling fires alongthe stream and when the reeds, twenty to thirtyfeet high, began to burn fiercely, there was a con-tinuous series of reports like those of a small can-non. We watched and hoped for a sight of astartled boar, but failed to see one. Nothing couldexceed the stillness and loneliness of this spot. Butwhile we saw no sign of any living creature, we didnot fail to set a sharp watch on our animals allnight long, and to wake the echoes by volleys fromour guns at intervals. Arabs who steal horses andmules will follow a caravan for days, waiti
The Jordan valley and Petra . ourselves by kindling fires alongthe stream and when the reeds, twenty to thirtyfeet high, began to burn fiercely, there was a con-tinuous series of reports like those of a small can-non. We watched and hoped for a sight of astartled boar, but failed to see one. Nothing couldexceed the stillness and loneliness of this spot. Butwhile we saw no sign of any living creature, we didnot fail to set a sharp watch on our animals allnight long, and to wake the echoes by volleys fromour guns at intervals. Arabs who steal horses andmules will follow a caravan for days, waiting for thechance to get away with an animal. It was delightful sleeping in this wild spot, butbefore morning we had a taste of the winds whichsweep up such canyons, and found our tents rock-ing and lurching about in a manner that made ushasten to get into our clothing. Before we hadswallowed breakfast, things were Mapping at agreat rate, and it required the help of every handin camp to get the tents down and rolled into their.
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