CONTENTS. 1

Breakfast in a Ptolemaic Temple -The Island ofBiggeh—Backoheesh—The Cataract —The Granite Quarries of Assouan—The Travellers separate, ... 152

CHAPTER XIII.

Solitary Travel—Scenery of the Nubian Nile—Agriculture—The Inhabitants—Arrival

at Korosko—The Governor—The Tent Pitched—Shekh Abou-Mohammed—Bar-

gaining for Camels—A Drove of Giraffes—Visits—Preparations for the Desert—My

Last Evening on the Nile, 162

CHAPTER XrV.

The Curve of the Nile—Routes across the Desert—Our Caravan starts—Biding on a

Dromedary—The Guide and Camel-drivers—Hair-dressing—El Biban—Scenery- Dead Camels—An Unexpected Visit—The Guide makes my Grave—The Eiver

without Water—Characteristics of the Mirage—Desert Life—The Sun—The Desert

Air—Infernal Scenery—The Wells of Murr-hat—Christmas—Moimtain Chains-

Meeting Caravans—Plains of Gravel—The Story of Joseph—Djebel Mokr&t—The

Last Day in the Desert—We see the Nile again, 171

CHAPTER XV.

A Draught of Water—Abou-Hammed—The Island of Mokr&t—Ethiopian Scenery—

The People—An Ababdeh Apollo—Encampment on the Nile—Tomb of an English- man—Eesa's Wedding—A White Arab—The Last Day of the Year—Abou-Hashym —Incidents—Loss ofmy Thermometer—The Valley of Wild Asses—The Eleventh

Cataract—Approach to Berber—Vultures—Eyonb Outwitted—We reach El Mek-

heyref—The Caravan Broken up, 198

CHAPTER XVL

A Wedding—My Reception by the Military Governor—Achmet—The Bridegroom—A

Guard-1 am an American Bey—K6ff—The Bey's Visit-The Civil Governor—

About the Navy—The Priest's Visit—Biding in State—The Dongolese Stallion—A

Merchant's House—The Town—Dinner at the Governor's—The Pains of Royalty— A Salute to the American Flag—Departure, SOt

CHAPTER XVII.

Fortunate Travel—The America—Ethiopian Scenery—The Atbara River—Darner—A

Melon Patch—Agriculture—The Inhabitants—Change of Scenery—The First Hip- popotamus—Crocodiles—Effect of My Map—The Rais and Sailors—Arabs in Ethio-

pia—Ornamental Scars—Beshir—The Slave Bakhita—We Approach Meroe, 21»

CHAPTER XVIII.

Arrival at Bedjerowiyeh—The Ruins of Meroe-Walk Across the Plain—The Pyra- mids-Character of their Masonry—The Tower and Vault—Finding of the Trea- sure—The Second Group—More Ruins -Site of the City—Number of the Pyramids —The Antiquity of Mero6—Ethiopian and Egyptian Civilization—The Caucasian Race—EefleeUons, SSH