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« Begra el Ouash " within a few days of Douz ; possibly this was 

 the Bubal, though I was assured that he had got the Addax. 

 .M. Cornex (a Swiss) had adopted the religion and dress of the 

 Arabs, and had therefore facilities of reaching places and avoiding 

 dangers that were quite exceptional. 



In 1894 the Touaregs raided as far north as the southern 

 shores — if they can be called shores — of the Chott Djereed. In 

 1895 we crossed the western end of this Chott, and, so as far as we 

 could judge or learn, the Chott was without water in any part ; 

 it had been an exceptionally dry year, and the country between 

 the mountains and the Djereed we found absolutely devoid of 

 inhabitants. 



Fig. 1. 



Horns of " Addax " : front view. 



At El Oued there was in the fort a tame Addax familiarly 

 called "Begra," and this was the only living specimen we saw 

 during our journey. It was not a very good example, but. had 

 rather a fine pair of horns. It had been presented by some 

 Chambas to the Commandant. 



