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Updated: June 25, 2025
According to him, Asben is the Soudan name for all this country, whilst it is known as Aheer by the people of the north. 8th. I felt much better this morning, having got rid of the diarrhoea. The weather was very damp, and the thermometer at six A.M. stood at 72°. At one o'clock it rose to 90°, but still there was cool air flying about the tent.
We have the three principal cities of Ghat, Aheer, and Aghadez, besides numerous villages, in Western Sahara, entirely under the authority of the Touaricks. Everywhere they inhabit the agricultural districts of the open desert. I have not heard of Touaricks on the western line of the Atlantic Ocean. Captain Riley speaks only of wandering Arabs, almost in a wild state.
Here and there occurred considerable patches of herbage, called sabot, and many large, fine trees. Amongst the smaller ones, for the first time, we came upon the senna plant, some of the leaves of which our people plucked. Higher up, in Aheer, is apparently the native soil of this plant.
Zinder Caravan Negress playing "Boree" Curious Scene Objects of Barter Fresh Annoyances Remarks on our Reception in Aheer En-Noor Asoudee Better News Fresh Extortions En-Noor disappoints us Europeans taken for Spies Things in demand at Aheer Exercise Overweg's Patients Wild Animals in Aheer Kailouees in dry Weather Robbing a Prince Ghaseb and Ghafouley Aheer Cheese Mokhlah Bou Yeldee Our Wealth noised abroad Alarm at Night A fresh Attack Saïd's Gallantry Disorderly Protectors Thirteen Robbers Amankee Loss of my Tea Country of Thieves.
"Where are you going?" "I don't know." Kandarka. "Come to Aheer with me, I fear no one. You fear no one when you come with me." "I don't fear any one but God." Kandarka. "G it's the truth!" I cannot but lament my feeble powers, to depict the character of my various visitors, and to represent their ideas in English.
But with respect to foreigners who visit Aheer and Aghadez enjoying good health, I have no doubt the Renegade is correct, for I have not heard of either of these places being unhealthy, their salubrity arising, we may imagine, from the elevation at which they are placed. The Aheer Saharan region is emphatically mountainous.
On the contrary, all professed delight at the prospect of entering the inhabited districts, where it was thought and boldly proclaimed we should all have the most cordial welcome. Yet the Haghars did not come, and the borderers of Aheer treated us as badly as the wildest Tuaricks could have done, behaving like veritable brigands.
I myself had only drunk two cups of tea this morning, Said having given the slaves all the water we had left. To-day's march convinced me that thirst may be felt as painfully on a cold day as on a hot day. Course, north-east, inclining to east. Met with some Fezzanee Touaricks, who were a very different class of people from those of Ghat and Aheer.
Enter the inhabited Districts of Aheer Hostile Tuaricks An impudent Demand The Merchant Waldee Prepare for Defence Threatening Appearances Making Friends with Presents March Leave Waldee Doubtful Visitors The Camels stolen The Troop of Assailants draws nigh Parley Their Proposition We are compelled to a Compromise Character of our Enemies Sinister Rumours again Proceed toward Tidek Wady of Kaltadak Picturesque Scenery A Friend from Seloufeeat Fresh Mob collects to attack us Conferences We are to be let go scot-free if we become Muslims We repose Another Compromise for Money Incidents during the Night Quarrel over the Booty Enter the Valley of Seloufeeat Its Soudan Appearance Nephew of Sultan En-Noor Haj Bashaw of Seloufeeat We are still uneasy.
En-Noor and the new Sultan of Aghadez have been talking loudly of a razzia to the north; they will now see its absolute necessity, unless the route between Aheer and Ghât is to be closed, except for very large caravans. The Fezzanees who left Ghât nineteen days after us also say that before they started the news had arrived there that the Christians were all murdered by the people of Janet.
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