Discoveries Among the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon
CHAPTER XV.
Departure from the Khabour.--Arab Sagacity.--The Hol.--The Lake of Khatouniyah.--Return of Suttum.--Encampment of the Shammar.--Arab Horses--their Breeds--their Value--their Speed.--Sheikh Ferhan.--Yezidi Villages.--Falcons.--An Alarm.-- Abou Maria.--Eski Mosul.--Arrival at Mosul.--Return of Suttum to the Desert 268