Travels in the Upper Egyptian deserts . Mons Claudianus. The town.—Pag-e .^ V^-*rq? ft < Mons Claudianus. Chambers on the west side of the forecourt oi theTemple. The threshold and base of a column of the graniteportico are seen on the right.—Page 126. Pl. xx. The Quarries of Mons Claudianus. 121 after pointing with his lean finger to his bag offood, which was every day diminishing in size,and then to the hungry dogs, dismounted fromhis camel, tied up one of the dogs, and handedit over to his wild friend. A few hours lateranother ragged figure, this time a Bishari, carry-ing a long gu
Travels in the Upper Egyptian deserts . Mons Claudianus. The town.—Pag-e .^ V^-*rq? ft < Mons Claudianus. Chambers on the west side of the forecourt oi theTemple. The threshold and base of a column of the graniteportico are seen on the right.—Page 126. Pl. xx. The Quarries of Mons Claudianus. 121 after pointing with his lean finger to his bag offood, which was every day diminishing in size,and then to the hungry dogs, dismounted fromhis camel, tied up one of the dogs, and handedit over to his wild friend. A few hours lateranother ragged figure, this time a Bishari, carry-ing a long gun, ran forward to greet us, and tohim the guide delivered over his second dog, aftera similar discussion with regard to his over a mile from this point, after the dog andhis new master had diminished to mere speckson the rocks, the wind brought down to us themelancholy howls of the former and the uncon-cerned song of the latter to his goats. Our way led up the wide Wady Ghrosar, whichends in a pass, from the top of which a magnificentview is obtained. This po
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