The Albert Nyanza, great basin of the Nile, and explorations of the Nile sources (1866)
Baker, Samuel White, Sir, 1821-1893, author · London : Macmillan ; Philadelphia : Lippincott · leaf 411
XTI. | FISH AND FISHING. 300 of the floating reeds were arranged to prevent the possibility of a large fish entering the open water ad- joining the shore without being trapped. A regular system of baskets were fixed at intervals, with guiding fences to their mouths. Hach basket was about six feet… … THE BAGGHERA. just secured the half of a splendid fish, known in the Nile as the “baggera.” They had found it in the water, the other portion having been bitten off by a crocodile. The piece in their possession weighed about fifty pounds. ‘This is one of the best fish in the lake. It is shaped lke…
Baker, Samuel White, Sir, 1821-1893 -- Travel -- Nile River Valley · Nile River Valley -- Discovery and exploration · Sudan -- Description and travel · Albert, Lake (Congo and Uganda) -- Description and travel
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