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Title: From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Adolf Friedrich, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 1873-1969 Deutsche Zentral-Afrika-expedition, 1910-1911
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Publisher: London : Duckworth
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
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73. Migratory locusts.
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74. Herds of cattle in Bagirmi. CHAPTER V IN BAGIRMI The days preceding our departure for Bagirmi werespent in packing and despatching a large number ofscientific specimens. We worked with frantic haste,as we were anxious to start as soon as possible. Butour patience was sorely tried, as the cases were smalland were soon used up. For the remainder we usedstraw mats, but even these were not forthcoming insufficient numbers, and had first to be made by thenatives. Meanwhile news came from Wadai that Comman-dant Maillard had won three victories, and we alsolearned that Colonel Largeau had been appointed assuccessor to Colonel Moll, and had arrived in the UpperShari district. Later on I had the pleasure of makinghis acquaintance. His appointment will certainlyconduce to the prosperity of the French Colonies, forhe is no stranger, having formerly visited this country,and he bears an excellent reputation. The waters of the Shari and the Logone were nowat their lowest level, and the little s

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