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Excerpt from Progress of the African Mission: Consisting of Messrs. Richardson, Barth, and Overweg, to Central Africa
Such is a brief outline of the general character of this region, a full account of which, by Dr. Barth, with a valuable map, has been sent home. It may also be added that an unexpected degree of cold was experienced in their excursion: on one day, the thermometer, before sunrise, stood as low as 26� Fahr., and on the 2nd and 3rd of February the snow obliged the travellers to remain in their tents. The winter seems to have been nu usually severe for those countries. In Ghadamis, snow fell several times, and at Sukna, it came down in such quantities, that the inhabitants apprehended the destruction of their houses; even at Murzuk ice of the thickness of a finger was formed on small pools of water.
After their return to Tripoli, some more weeks were required for their preparations, and the transport of the boat for navigating lake Chad caused considerable difficulty. For this purpose, a beautiful wherry had been constructed by the direction of the Admiral at Malta, broad in the beam, and as light as a cork on water; but it was necessary to take it to pieces, and more than eight camels were requisite to convey it during a four months' journey across the burning sands of the Sabra.
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