. Travels in the Upper Egyptian deserts . d that our camelmen,born and bred in the desert, were unwilling totake the responsibility of following safely in ourtracks. One would have thought that the foot-prints of our camels would have been as easy forthem to trace on an unfrequented path as tornpaper is to us. The guide, on the other hand,showed a really wonderful knowledge of the in-tricate paths; for it is not reasonable to supposethat he had travelled between Gebel Dukhan andUrn Etgal more than two or three times in hislife, this being off the main routes through thedesert. He did not once
. Travels in the Upper Egyptian deserts . d that our camelmen,born and bred in the desert, were unwilling totake the responsibility of following safely in ourtracks. One would have thought that the foot-prints of our camels would have been as easy forthem to trace on an unfrequented path as tornpaper is to us. The guide, on the other hand,showed a really wonderful knowledge of the in-tricate paths; for it is not reasonable to supposethat he had travelled between Gebel Dukhan andUrn Etgal more than two or three times in hislife, this being off the main routes through thedesert. He did not once hesitate or look around,although when questioned he declared that manyyears had passed since last he had been here. In these valleys we met, for the first time forsome days, one or two Bedwin. A ragged figure,carrying a battle - axe and a mediaeval sword,sprang up from the rocks, where he was tendinga flock of goats, and hurried across to shake handswith our guide. The two entered into earnestconversation in low tones; and the old guide,. Mons Claudianus. The town.— Page
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