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


'drsmedary" eH Passsat and mot camel for Ihavs
never seen any Of this family Of quadrupsds except
those with single hump either IN Algeria q IN the
''camelsn had devil OF ''mehari,p which was
formerly courser In the DESERT but now freighter,
Guilty in getting his back, for the animal knseI
Ing but only IN attempting 10 hold my equilibrium
when tho fellow began to rise. In rising he made
terrific plunge, seemed to me, frat backward and
then forward and in few seconds found myself fly
ing over his head a. speed considerably greater than
that at which my companions were travelling, for
whom a matter Of courtesy, waited AFTER recover
ing from this hrst somersault
This animal valuable on account OF It's great docil
ityn say the dictionaries, In my opinion pro-
dISious gutton. II he Is sometimes deprived OF his
drink, he makes IL up In eating with vengeance He
jaunts along he extends his long neck and sezss the
green brambles that within his reach never stop
ping clip them % cu drgs ns% apart q ne
ing on the halfa, henna or whatevcr other plant no
prefers shall add that II he is deciIo no is abom
Unable grumbIer, and will even roar II he thinks he Ii
tested one bit beyond his regular duty. Morning and
evening, when loading and unloading tho tells, these
amae keep III an ana % IN
the gazellcs. This afternoon took water from
well, called Bou Rhazea, which ID about forty
i've feet deep, and lined with alcnda wood. The xater
has that strong suphurc taste peculiar 10 the water
OF Acemn. We also LEFT full pit slightly TO our
left, called Ben-Douba The plains VIC have crossed
since yesterday arc designated by the herders under
the names OF "Zamou ana Thiour, hills Of the GASES.
Sometimes the shadow OF cloud which il seen on the
lance, leading US to tho belief that we are APP
preaching oasis. This evening as we halted and
horizon seemed SaSed in red srs Whence Il was
thrust forward In long flames which tapsred on 70
above heads perfect fan OF lire. In an instant
II gone The twilight 10 very brief lathe desert.
The heat during the day has not exceeded 80 deg.
Q02 Fahrcnhcitk
DECEMBER Hast night quite cold. At ono
to-day We halted at the wells OF Mouy Hamed, or tho
the chalk is about orty three feet The temperature
ofthe water % deg los Fahrenhet BY request OF tho
cameers our explorer consents to camp at this place
camss tmo for rest and for taking water these Jovia
fellows simply want 10 gambo and squat about little
than usual They not pressed BY any means,
but now having fairly started their journey they
would willingly pass the whole In tho desert.
Tho Arab has no idea OF time. Hours days, years roll
to them. The march of time, distances, DC, small
matters OF detail to him. Ton hours twenty hours
sriae a'' q sm Ths celebrated English saying lime
Is money" Is not his motto He does not care how he
ves-he does not even count the years. He is born /;
he dies; Nektomb 1t was SO decreed Our civilization
puzzles him. He understands nothing about tho ex.
stcnce Of steam among US and would prefer the camel
to the finest Of our locomotives Our Souafa who be-
long to the MIXED race Of Barbary negroes add GER
gayety to thcir swsoucidnce, however. Their
versatons, which Ali sometimes repeats to US, are
often upon the most simple subjects Our persons
general theme for their disputes The notes
we take and the continual observations we make OF
have, moreover tho greatest admiration for our DIRE.
arms as they cannot procure any like them, having
only the long flint guns Of the Kabyles
This evening Ha0un, our guide said that We need
not lear the razeurs-at least for the present He
says there but two natives grazing their aocks OF
goats and sheep in the ncighborhood OF tho wes He
had seen nothing, heard nothing concerning the
Chaamba "peace regns IN the desert" they told him.
.alI the way to Br-Beressof" All says our camelcrs
have horrible dread Of being attacked because they
would regard It great misfortune, for which they
might BIO held responsible and cast into prison. We
wO s;e in peace, knowing that they keep guard in
turn around the camp each night
FRIENDLY GRERrIsas IN rlE WILDERNESS.
DECEMBER lathe aspect OF the wilderness has
changed somewhat Every day we cross deep depres-
sions Of bolloxs joined together by continuous
@ Of s
branches OF trees down in these places encrused with
chalk and looking as II petrined Wells dug In these
depth The little hills that have heretofore dotted the
plains now begin 10 vary They are more frequent and
a0n On aooS
coming tedious We to-day, for the frs time, the
ton Of Sahara This variety s distinguished from the
other two in that II has smooth instead OF rough
leaves = This evening In choosing place 70
snss the Who ~s9s 1s.ebss
for robbers razeurs) han hastily to bury their rings
and other ornaments ip the sand. On approaching
nearer our SOuaih recognized them being natives
Of tho soui, Of the tribe Of Rebaia to which they
themselves belong The women retired, the ran
forward and saiamalecs ralned from AL sides They
offered US some excellent camel mink and the evening
was passed in general congratulations Before dark
We saw ak gazelles grazing in the distance Our guide
promises us some fresh meat for 70 morrow,
COLD-AN0rHRR TRAVELLER HAILED
DscssnEx l9-t iroze again last night the
nanInu recording deg below zero !as4
would melt the Ice at tho poles. The instant
the sun appears above the line OF the horizon the nro
day to night 10 almost instantaneous. The action Of
tho light equally peculiar In the Sahara the solar
light Is most powerful. The nights remarkably
ness does not appear BY the light OF the stars alone
have always beon able tell the time by my watch
might here give some meteorological and gcograph-
cal explanations upon. the influence Of light
upon decompostions and explain tho for
nation Of the sand BY the disintegration
dilatation, condensation, &c, but will be rcadi y
understood that these explanations whatever their
nature, cannot enter into the necessarily narrow COM
pass OF these hurried observations During the day
We were ngrcoably surprised to horscman and two
tall hounds, which came and barked at US a. they
goats we had soon Bir-Mouy- Hamcd He il
taxing 100 camels to tho wells Of Bcrcssof which his
servants will foed hereabout and Immediately alter
leaving these animals he will rstaKs tho road to the
Souf We coniinuc journey, traversng still these
deep hoows sncrced by hills that constantly in
crossing In height and extent ~ proceed.
This evening the camelier Mccaoud the best hunter
OF the caravan, brought US gazelle and two Lii.
putlan foxes calicd lenck, ABOUT tho OF full
grown cat which he had taken from their burrows IN
tho sand. We camp In vast plain, surrounded by
high hills. Tomorrow we shall DO az the wells Of
Bercssof
AT BlR- BRRKsSoP
DECEMBER 90 81 and 22-We have crossed thrco more
deep hoows and hills that reached nearly 200 feet in
hcignt. Thcy might be called the arenas OF immense
amphitheatres, OF which the hills form the graded
seats At eleven O'Clock we arrived Beresscf wells
Che last until we get to Ghadamex The wells OF
Bersssot and Ed Djcdid mark the extreme limits
OF the pastures. Alone the hunter whose game hero
seeks 10 evade him. plunges forward amid the hieh
hills in pursuit Of the antelope and gaelic We have
as yet travelled less than third OF our Journey
We shall now Oil all water skins and incrcasc the
length q our stages notwithstanding the roads win be
more dimsult so that We may not short OF waier
before the end OF the twelve days yet 10 travel
before reaching Ghadames
The wells OF Bcrcssof where Mr. Henri Duveyricr
stopped In 1851, dug in the middle Of largo plain
studded with small hlIocks, the PLAIN being about
10, 900 yards long and $4,000 yards wide. They are
about fcot IN diameter At she mouth, have depth
OF some, 70 feet and arc encased with azel
timber The temperature OF the water about 20 deg
100 Fahrcnheit The direction Of journey 90
Tar has been east northeast by route sightly 10
the north Of that followed BY Duveyrier Al the ont