The National geographic magazine . ded by rocky plateaux and sharp,abrupt ravines. The crossing of thiscountry presented fearful first plateau, that of Tindesset(2,200 feet), required four days of effortand cost the lives of 40 camels. After-ward the climbing of the massifs ofTassili, Adrar, and Anahef caused thecaravan much suffering. The dividebetween the waters of the Mediter-ranean and Atlantic passes along theseridges ; at the point where Foureaucrossed, it reaches a height of 4,533 feet ;further to the west the mountains riseto 5,400 feet, and in AJiaggar the sum-mits are a
The National geographic magazine . ded by rocky plateaux and sharp,abrupt ravines. The crossing of thiscountry presented fearful first plateau, that of Tindesset(2,200 feet), required four days of effortand cost the lives of 40 camels. After-ward the climbing of the massifs ofTassili, Adrar, and Anahef caused thecaravan much suffering. The dividebetween the waters of the Mediter-ranean and Atlantic passes along theseridges ; at the point where Foureaucrossed, it reaches a height of 4,533 feet ;further to the west the mountains riseto 5,400 feet, and in AJiaggar the sum-mits are as high as 6,000 feet, and inwinter are sometimes covered with mountain relief is here much moreprominent than has been observations have shown thatthe water parting is 188 miles fartherto the south than is given on the the county of Tassili the caravanexperienced quite low temperatures,° Fahrenheit, January 3, the plateaux stretches a barrensea of rocks ; no water, no trees, rare. (LI J3 Recent French Explorations in Africa 123 and thin patches of herbs for the the relentless sun 140 camelsperished in seven days. One hundredand more carcasses, seen in 48 hours ofmarch, told Foureau, however, that thenative caravans suffered no less in thisfearful desert. February 24, 1899, theexpedition reached Iferouane, the mostnortherly town of Air, having lost 400camels, and with all that remained wornto the bone. Foureau stayed three months at Ifer-ouane to explore the oasis and to pur-chase new camels, so that he might con-tinue his march. But the Touaregsstripped the country round about andfurthermore bulldozed the natives fromselling them anything. After a whilethey did not hesitate to attack theFrench caravan itself. They could notstay forever at Iferouane, so on May26 one party of the expedition beganthe journey southward, carrying suchbaggage as they could on the camelsthat were still strong and leaving theremainder to
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