to cross a river to get into the "happy hunting grounds" and I
concluded that the ferryman, not ferrying on "tick" they had provided
their comrade with his fare. Before leaving Wady Halfa, I had the
satisfaction to see two of my Iroquois carry off the first prizes for
running at the United Service Sports, held under the patronage of the
Station Commandant Col. Duncan and the officers.

We left Wady Halfa on the 29th January, arriving at Cairo, February 5th,
where an opportunity was given us to visit the following places of
interest: Kass el-Nil Bridge, Kass-el-Nil Barracks, Abdin Square and
Palace, The Mosque Sultan-Hassan, the Citadel, the Mosque Mohamet-Ali,
the Native Bazaar, the Esbediah Gardens, and finally Gizeh and the
Pyramids.

We sailed from Alexandria on February 6th, 1885, well pleased with what
we had seen in the land of the Pharos and proud to have shown the world
that the dwellers on the banks of the Nile, after navigating it for
centuries, could still learn something of the craft from the Iroquois
Indians of North America and the Canadian voyageurs of many races.

I cannot conclude without expressing my satisfaction at the handsome
treatment accorded us by the British Government, and should our services
be of assistance in the proposed Fall campaign in Egypt, they will be
freely given. We were allowed just double the amount of clothing
stipulated in the contract, the overcoats being given to us at Malta on
our way home.

Judging by the stores we conveyed up the Nile the army will not fare
badly, we carried Armour's beef, bacon, preserved meat, mutton,
vegetables, Ebswurt's crushed peas for soup, pickles, pepper, salt,
vinegar, hard biscuit, cabin biscuit, flour, oatmeal, rice, sugar, tea,
coffee, cheese, jam, medicine, lime juice, soap, matches, tobacco.

Whoever designed the boats struck the right dimensions perfectly. Each
boat was made to carry ten days' rations, including everything in the
above list, for a hundred men, ten men with kits and accoutrements, and
about a half ton of ammunition.

FINIS.

Transcriber's Notes: Minor spelling and typographical errors have been
corrected without note. Some Illustrations have been moved to avoid
splitting paragraphs and make smoother reading. Obvious errors have been
corrected. Italic text in the original has been enclosed by '_'.

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