The Land of Midian Part I Chapter VIII - Cruise from El-'Akabah to El-Muwaylah—the Shipwreck Escaped-Résumé of the Northern Journey

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In which the author diligently records the practicalities and perils attending a maritime sojourn along the Arabian shore of the Gulf of El-'Akabah, detailing supplies, weather, and geological observations amidst storms and reefs. The narrative concludes with a reflective summary of the northern Midian expedition’s mining prospects and the natural history encountered on Sináfir Island, tempered by cautious optimism for industrial endeavour.

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