The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-01-03

back on Wargia, in October, 1898, it
saw the desert sands stretching
ahead, while behind it were hundreds
cl thousands o' date palms watered
from the well that are scattered
over the oasis. The route led nearly
straight south across the large sand
eIpanse of the Erg and into the coun-
ny of the war like Tuaress, who
BILLED Colonel Flattcrs in 1881. When
the expedition reached the scene of
the tragic deatI of Fiatters they had
penetrated the desert for 72O miles
south of Warsa So far the jour
ney had been fairly comfortable, but
It recalled the horrible sufferings of
the fifty-nine survivors, of the Flat
tiers expedition who, after their lead
err and many Of his men had been
killed, retreated for over two months,
during which they often had nothing
to eat except human flesh and moth
inS to drink but blood. Only thirteen
OF them survived their terrible hard
ships and staggered into Wargia at
last.
4 little furtlor south, however, the
sufeiinss Of tho Foureau party began
in earnest. There was not sufficient
water for so large aparty. The
men, Of course had all they required,
but scores Of the camels died every
day. Their baggage was added to
the loads the other animals carried
for some Gays, but this could not
long contiue. It was found neces-
sary at last to build a little earthwork
and leave within it q part OF the bag
gage, under a sUard Of soldiers. The
earthWork wa named Fort Flatters.
The rest Of the party pushed on
oEer regions now sandy now merely
lOC'l-atrewn an barren until they
came to Iferonanc where it became
necessary to procure more camels.
The Tuaregs dared not attack so
strong a partr and were keeping out
OF The way. 4 few of them were
caught and released upon their prom
Use to return with camels, but nothz
ing moro was seen of them. The
men in one Of The villages one day
made bold to attack the whites but
were driven oil, and Foureau felt
himself warranted On account Of this
assault in marching against the town
and selling all The camels and don
k0ys he found there This consid-
cradle addition TO the number of his
transport animals enabled him to
send party back to Fort Flatters,
and in a short line the men and sup
plies left behind rejoined the main
party.
About hall - the journey across
the desert was yet to be made, and
the most trying part Of it was still
ahead. Tho natives, warlke as they
are, fed Uuon the approach OF so
large a body of invaders. Foureau
had the greatest difficulty in replen-
ishing his food supplies though he
paid handsomely for every pound of
millet and other food that was
brought to him. Some of the peo-
PIE stimulated by The large prices Of
fercd, succeeded in smuggling in a
few sheep, Clabbered milk and ground
nuts into the camp during the night.
But the camels continued to sue
cumb n&cr their hardships. For
days at a time nothing but dried-up
wells werc met, and the party was
reduced to a few drops of
water for each man. When the party
finally arrived at Finder the end of
the journey on the northern edge of
the Sudan, it had been travelling very
slowly and painfully with long paus-
es at large wells, for thirteen months,
and had proven quite conclusively that
though a large caravan secures COM
parative immunity from attacks by
the desert nomads it incurs perils
that are even more formidable on ac-
count of the increased difficulty of
procuring water and food for large
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