. From the Niger to the Nile. Alexander-Gosling Expedition; Birds. MY SECOND VOYAGE ON THE LAKE 49 tudes. They learn pretty quickly that lying to a white man is a heinous offence and out of consideration for their masters' prejudices bring themselves to exercise a remarkable amount. BUDUMA FISHIHG-NETS of cunning in order that their own guilt in this direction may not appear too painfully evident to him. All went well for the next two days, during which we covered nearly twenty miles. There was good open water all the way with an average depth of 3 ft. and my spirits were buoyed up considerabl
. From the Niger to the Nile. Alexander-Gosling Expedition; Birds. MY SECOND VOYAGE ON THE LAKE 49 tudes. They learn pretty quickly that lying to a white man is a heinous offence and out of consideration for their masters' prejudices bring themselves to exercise a remarkable amount. BUDUMA FISHIHG-NETS of cunning in order that their own guilt in this direction may not appear too painfully evident to him. All went well for the next two days, during which we covered nearly twenty miles. There was good open water all the way with an average depth of 3 ft. and my spirits were buoyed up considerably. But on the third day our troubles began. Our course now wandered through shallow bays, formed by a mass of small islands. Everywhere the depth of the water lessened to a foot and unfathomable black mud lay below. My time was much occupied, for I was always standing up in the boat, taking all the observatiens I could with the prismatic compass to the islands and then fixing II. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Alexander, Boyd, 1873-1910; Talbot, Percy Amaury, 1877-1945. London, E. Arnold
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