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[ In "The Gold-Mines of Midian," p. 171, I erroneously asserted that the Beden does not extend to these mountains. The second Expedition could learn nothing about the stag with large branches vaguely spoken of by the Bedawin.]
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[ When "miles" are given, I mean the statute of 1760 yards as opposed to the geographical; the latter equals 1 minute (of a degree) = 1 Italian or Arab = 1/4 German = 1 1/4 Roman = 10 stadia.]
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[ Were I a wealthy man, nothing would delight me more than to introduce London to La Zarzuela, the Spanish and Portuguese opera bouffe. Sir Julius Benedict tells me that it has reached Paris.]
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[ See Le Pionnier, Chemin de Fer Abyssinien d'apré's les desseins de M. J. L. Haddan. Another valuable form is "The Economical" (Mr. Russell Shaw).]
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[ Chloritic slate is the matrix of gold in the Brazil and in Upper Styria.]