The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-09

We discovered somo with beautiful feasure4 All,
who IL an adept IN disDsnsins who. suspect. will
eventually become an excellent dryssiss sravs'y In
tsrprotsd for " all the varied
COMPLAINTS OF THESE DAHzA
Several OF them made such extraordinary requests Of
u that could hardly keep my counssnancs. oas
complained most snergetically that she had had bat
nvc children whereas abe had desired have great
many more All satisfied my profound astonishment
BY informing me that lit IL good" In the Souf when
the women have . great many children. Another
complained bitterly that she had none at all Our
Chief without smiling regretted that he had no
medicine then with him 70 meet her malady but prom
iscd TO bring the next time he passed that way
Still another. and beautiful daughter OF Eve she was
pleaded with her eyes, which were ssblack as the
night without stars, but, a. we had nothing
with which to meet her mnlady, we were obliged 70
accept her avowsl that she simply wished to take
close glimpse OF tho French travellers Al she
pretty engaged to marry lin iun OF courssl
matter OF economy, the cost being only $50. In
deed all through this consultation there sadness
mingled with gayety. Several blind women came to
US and asked US to restore their sight
On the morrow. at tho break OF day, We had splen-
did view OF s'mragcn Of the desert The night had
been damp and fresh; light vapors spread over the
whole valley, but breaking above the tops OF the palms
appeared above the sandhis in the most pecu-
liar forms The sun rose above tho horizon, and
immediately everything was seen reversed in the
clouds, like the tableau in the painting Of "Aube and
Aurore." After an hours journey we reached Ameet
the last OF tho OF the Sou where wc halted to
take water from the neghborng wells. We replen-
ishcd in this all the way from well to
WELL Throughout the journey TO Br-PsressoG Here
we parted from our excellent host. tho Caliph OF e.
Oued We also received the adeux OF the relatives and
friends OF the camel drlvers-the d. esselama health
60 with YOU. Another companion now Joined as who
merits the honor OF special mention This was the
doyen OF the khcbir OF the Soul,
THx VENERABLE sAcER- BES- RorArA.
the old guido OF Henri Duvcyrisr. He has aged
greatly His form is bent forward and his whole air
is that Of advanced in years. He seems 70 have
reached the age or seventy nine He is extremely
thin and one almost marvels that such skeleton can
move at all The "boncs' which answer for his legs,
though sti and crooked, nevertheless moved with
wonderful force he hobbies the desert Be-
sides, If he did not continue to travel he would die.
He loves the desert the sailor loves his vessel and
like tho vessel which sometimes disappears beneath the
wavos the world Will learn Of these DAYS that old
Rotaa has suffered shipwreck In the wilderness He
oompaaied this place. with three cames laden with
WOOL We shall take special OF this good old man.
Our now consisted altogether oftwenty per-
sons and thirty cames. We crossed tho hills which
abound in the valley OF tho Souf On reaching the
summit Of one Of them wc had most enchanting coup
doll OF the contrasts OF nature Behind us were the
dark greon punches OF palm rccs tho last OF the
tho Souf but separated from BY broad tract or
dry white sand; in front to the distant horizon
another Of sand, unrclievcd by sprg OF YER
dure clustering beneath the powerful rays of the
like the gigantic pstrncaton Of an ocean OF another
world. We now fairly in the dosort-the thirsty,
Joined by several Souafa, who have to 90 jour.
ney OF three four days to feed their and cut
wood There is no vegetation Immediately around the
GASES The hills that crossed absolutely bare.
Tho fact ID. the natives pluck up everything in the
shape Of wood and mover rcpant, while their foeks
nibbc even to the roots thesvcstgcs OF green that
may remain Consumption has killed production.
Thus are they compelled to roam far away in
search Of and forage often much further In point
Of time than have named The W.
FIRST EVENING OUR EscAMPMExr
was most lively After dressing our tent, Largeau,
who 10 decidedly African invited to take our
CASE prcferring for hts part. however stretch
himself front gaze at the order 10
be ready in Of the least trouble He recommended
not to remove our firearms which he termed ''ths
best friends or traveller in the desert" and to be
sure and keep them always in good order. He also
entroatod to oso sight Of the caravan mover
to keep too far behind and 10 go far ahead with
out exercising the greatest caution.
LIVE WITH AN AFRICAN CARAVAN
Will now give from my diary my impressions formed
each day and result OF my observation during our
journey across the weary sands OF Sahara
4 sAHARAx PORT
DECEMBER TO- 1s75--At day light Largeau stated that
his MINIMUM thermometer had stood one degree be-
low zero (aoo Fahrenheit). rho GAMBLERS
themselves before starting When tho SUN ~ aoss
the top Of the frosted sand ghs,cned beneath bis
rays like so many dew drops. At midday we arrived
at Biz Acemin, alter having le Br-Gaida about thou
sand yards 10 the le BirAccmn Is the first pit have
seen in the desert. II does not in any why resemble
speak my return. A description OF the Acemln
we'll will answer for every well In the desert IL con-
sists Of hole dug IN the earth without proper floor.
by four rudely shaven trunks OF selected rom
the neighborhood. This is about primitive Idea
- could be imagined for cstcrn About two feet on
Is little basin into which the water for the cam
els. When the basin gets nkd in with sand, which
often happens the camecrs replace IL by shcspskiu
which they pack round with mud. In 4 minute the
water runs into It and the watering trough is reesab-
l.hed. The wells differ only In width and depth,
which OF course can easily be understood. This Of
Acemn Is only about eighteen inches in diameter
Thus you might die OF thirst before ever discovering t.
from tasted very strongly OF sulphur, proving that
posed and become dissolved In the we'll The heat Of
the water was y deg. t7al Fahrenhcit).
are dug by the nomads In depressed spots, where
the sand has boen levcei and hardened by the wind
and wners they have only TO dig through the upper
layer Of chalk, &c, before coming to water. The
wafer OF the wells most frcQuented Is always tho best
because there the vegetable matter Is thrown out be-
fore u has time TO dccompose. Mr. Largeau explains
that we shall have this bad water all the way 10 Br-
Bercsso because the nomadic bands who have gone
the Sou TO gather the date crop yet returned
TO the desert with their docks The immense carpet Of
sand, OF which have before spoken and Of which
may have occasion again 10 treat Is always OF light
golden color To-day wo are crossing immense plains
OF this loose material, which covered here and
there with vegetation. Here have the ALA, that
textile plant OF the wilderness, which formerly
only used Tor feeding catnels but which Is now
ported from the high patcaus OF the province OF Oran
TO England for the manufacture OF paper the oienda
whose long circular leaves arc always green; the
em which sometimes attains height Of faet CIV
ing In the springtme tiny violet flowers; tho aze
very similar to the rstcm but whose flowers like
the prairie thistle; the merkh, huge growth OF Sa-
haia with yellow flowers the arcya whose rough leaves
commence TO bud; the STAR very much like the rhien
dent OF your Western wlds which grows in clumps in
low damp places, and other shrubs indigo nous to