. From the Niger to the Nile. Alexander-Gosling Expedition; Birds. FROM FORT LAMY TO THE TOGBAU HILLS 151 Bahr-el-Ergig, or M'Bassu river, which flows into the Shari on the right bank. Here it is about thirty yards wide and has steep banks which are thickly wooded. At its junction. BTJKIAL-PLACE OE BAGHIRMI FISHER-FOLK there is a large island, covered with scrub, which divides the Shari into two channels. On one of his hunting expeditions Gosling made his camp some distance up on the left bank of the httle river. He describes the water as dehcious and goes on to say: " Rhino are said to a
. From the Niger to the Nile. Alexander-Gosling Expedition; Birds. FROM FORT LAMY TO THE TOGBAU HILLS 151 Bahr-el-Ergig, or M'Bassu river, which flows into the Shari on the right bank. Here it is about thirty yards wide and has steep banks which are thickly wooded. At its junction. BTJKIAL-PLACE OE BAGHIRMI FISHER-FOLK there is a large island, covered with scrub, which divides the Shari into two channels. On one of his hunting expeditions Gosling made his camp some distance up on the left bank of the httle river. He describes the water as dehcious and goes on to say: " Rhino are said to abound here. There is splendid soil along the river for cotton and other crops, and one would have expected it to have been thickly populated as the water runs all the year round. ... I went down to look up the tracks of a lion that passed by early this morning. While there, I was astonished to see a small canoe coming down with two men and two children in it. They had left. 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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