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Updated: May 29, 2025
Barth lost again Meet our Guides The Akourou Water Ghadeer Soudan Influence on the Tuaricks Wataitee leaves us Oasis of Janet Kailouee Character A sick Slave Rocky Desert Gloomy Scene Servants Egheree Water Ajunjer A threatened Foray from Janet Sidi Jafel Waled Sakertaf We have no Money Region of Granite Dr.
Our camels found scarcely a mouthful of hasheesh; no trees were visible, except a few miserable tholukhs. The Kailouees have changed in a marked manner since Wataitee has rejoined us, and are much more civil. But I do not talk to them, contenting myself with a civil "Good day. How do you do?" This prevents them from begging of me. They beg of Barth and Overweg, who do not notice them.
I was very anxious to know what was thought of the present, the largest we have yet given, much larger than what was received by either Hateetah or Wataitee. I sent two of my servants about to pick up the news in town. I was not disappointed; I hoped to please his highness, and succeeded. He was greatly delighted; and, moreover, displayed immense generosity for an African.
These Ghât Tuaricks, however great they may talk in their own country, are really very poor; they subsist almost entirely on the custom-dues levied on caravans. Wataitee himself said, "I am the son of the Sultan, it is true; but I have nothing.
Certainly this people could do much, if they pleased, for the civilisation of Africa; but at present they are actively engaged in drawing out of the unfortunate central countries the capital requisite to maintain even their existence. Of Boro, the sheikh of Aghadez, I cannot yet venture an opinion. They say, he spoke sharply against Hateetah and Wataitee. To return to the Kailouees.
Reach Falezlez Dates left in the Desert Road-marks Disputes with the Kailouees News from Tidek Scarcity of Food in Aheer Similitudes and Signs of the Tuaricks Fine Climate Arrival of Wataitee His Boasting Saharan travelling My Umbrella Grasping Son of Shafou Geology of the Desert The "Person who gives" Another Caravan Tuarick Sportsmen Wady Aroukeen Fine Scene New Trees Kailouee Camels Fine Nights Well New Moon Passing a Caravan in the Desert Origin of the Kailouee Tuaricks Arrive at Tajetterat No Robbers An Alarm Well of Esalan Senna Birds Graves of Slave Children Our Grievances against the Tuaricks.
Wataitee came early to my tent, and asked me for a bit of sugar. I gave him half a loaf, with which he was apparently well satisfied; for afterwards he asked if I had any letters to take to Ghât. I consigned to him a letter for Mr. Bidwell and my wife. Wataitee amused Barth by recounting to him numerous dues which he had failed to pay.
It seems doubtful that the people of Janet should be nine days too late for us. However, our informants declare they gave the brigands victuals and a few presents. I suppose that the grossly-exaggerated accounts which have been spread as to the vast sums that Hateetah and Wataitee got from us had much to do in getting up this fermentation in the desert of Ghât.
This is Waled Shafou's view of the case. We moved on from the well of Esalan in the evening, but only for an hour and a half, to a place in the same wady; where there was abundant herbage for the camels. Here we had another Tuarick dispute. Wataitee pretended to fix at a very high rate his services in answering to our call, and proceeding with us as far as this well.
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