H Hamid of Timmersu, 84 Heat in the Sahara, 20, 24, 81 Highway for raiders, 95 History, legendary, 115 History of Bilma, 117 Home, 265 Homes in the wilderness, 143 Hungry camels, 87 I Immensity, awe-inspiring, 51 Importance of detail, 7 Important influences, 51 Influence of brigandage, 139 J Journey begun, a grave, 161 Journey to Bilma, 77 K Kahena, 158, 171 Katsina, 36 Kowar depression, 95, 115 L Landing, port of, 8 Land of antiquity, 50 Legendary history, 115 Legend surrounding skeletons, 182 Life of a camel, 33 Lion, 53, 56 Loading camels in dark, 12 Loads broken, 78 M Malaria, 147, 187 Manners, 147 Map, 46 March begun, 14 Massacre, a, 117 Masters of the sword, 133 Men and beasts suffer, 89 Men sick, 16, 258 Memorable nights, 86 Migrants, bird, 226 Milk a staple food, 147 Mohammedan prayer, 18 Mountains, remarkable, 60 Museum’s support, 5 Museum, Tring, 58 N Names of camels, 21 Natives, 63, 67, 84, 122 Natives, decline of, 57, 162 Natives with expedition, 20 Natron, 119 Nature of the Sahara, 59 New ground explored, 29 New species discovered, 240 Night, 26 Night camp, a, 87 Nomad possessions, 145 O Oases, desert, 187 Oasis fortified, 96 Oasis of Bilma, 82, 113 Oasis of Fachi, 82, 95 Old traveller, 88 Oppressed by raids, 118 Origin of Tuaregs, 150 Oryx, white, 245 Ostrich, 53, 56 Ouargla, 259 Outlawry, 134, 138, 157 P Pasturage, 63 Physical nature of Sahara, 59 Pidgin-English, 277 Pigeons, flocks of, 224 Pioneer, a, 4 Pitiless country, 22 Pitiless sun, 24, 81, 208 Plains of gravel, 59 Plan, bewildering, 99 Population declining, 57 Population, interior Sahara, 67 Port of departure, 8 Port of destination, 264 Prayer, Mohammedan, 18 Pre-Saharan areas, 51 Prolific salt-pits, 119 Prolonged strain, 91 R Race, a strange, 123 Raid, a, 157 Raider, a, 133 Raiders, 96, 118, 123, 134, 138, 213 Rain, 147, 201, 241 Rainfall, 63 Rail-head in Algeria, 261 Rali, 157 Religion, 18, 51, 150, 154, 194 Rest and camp, 27 Revival unlikely, 65 Rhamadan, 154 Riding saddle, 13 Rifles replacing swords, 137 Rising of 1916, 136 Robbers’ camp, the, 165 Rock disintegration, 65 Rock drawings, 211 Rodd, Francis, 8 Rogue, a, 106 Routes, old caravan, 66 Ruse, a, 173