. The gateway to the Sahara; observations and experiences in Tripoli. he tribes of Jebel, Sert, Zin-tan, Orfella, and Weled-Bu-Sef, who, with thesmall owners, have, it is estimated, brought thetotal number of camels to four hundred thousand,or one camel to every one and a quarter squaremiles of the vilayet of Tripoli. From these far-off arid breeding grounds I have passed on thetrail herds of camels travelling south towardMurzuk, there to be sold to fill up the gaps in theranks of the trans-Saharan caravans or otherherds being driven north toward the great coast,trade centres, Bengazi and Trip
. The gateway to the Sahara; observations and experiences in Tripoli. he tribes of Jebel, Sert, Zin-tan, Orfella, and Weled-Bu-Sef, who, with thesmall owners, have, it is estimated, brought thetotal number of camels to four hundred thousand,or one camel to every one and a quarter squaremiles of the vilayet of Tripoli. From these far-off arid breeding grounds I have passed on thetrail herds of camels travelling south towardMurzuk, there to be sold to fill up the gaps in theranks of the trans-Saharan caravans or otherherds being driven north toward the great coast,trade centres, Bengazi and Tripoli, where, inthe jemal Suk of Tripoli, they fetch, generally,from ten to thirty dollars per head. But follow yonder thickset merchant, he withthe scarlet haik and six fezes under his tightlywound gold-embroidered turban. He is insearch of an exceptional, full-grown male draughtcamel; one with a weight of close on to twelvehundred pounds; which can stand the strainand carry his goods safely the six to elevenmonths across the deserts to the Sudan. At [216] i y .. I I f - itilill ? !|i
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