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Page 154
... Giles ordered his men to empty their six - shooters into the ground at their feet . Giles was forced to go on alone to find water before bringing up his party . Any direction might have taken him beyond the point of no return . But Giles ...
... Giles ordered his men to empty their six - shooters into the ground at their feet . Giles was forced to go on alone to find water before bringing up his party . Any direction might have taken him beyond the point of no return . But Giles ...
Page 157
... Giles found his companion had left half the supplies of horse - flesh behind . Sixty miles from camp they cached half the water and released some of the pack- horses to find their own way back to Fort McKellar . Then , examining the ...
... Giles found his companion had left half the supplies of horse - flesh behind . Sixty miles from camp they cached half the water and released some of the pack- horses to find their own way back to Fort McKellar . Then , examining the ...
Page 158
... Giles was the sole survivor . Giles and Tietkens went back into the desert to search for Gibson . They followed the horse tracks for several days , but the mare had carried Gibson too far and to his death . They , in their turn , nearly ...
... Giles was the sole survivor . Giles and Tietkens went back into the desert to search for Gibson . They followed the horse tracks for several days , but the mare had carried Gibson too far and to his death . They , in their turn , nearly ...
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The Coast of Doom I I | 11 |
The First British Landing | 21 |
Columbus of the South | 26 |
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