Show J I MOUNTAIN IOU TAIX 0 01 TOE THE I LAW W. W The Tho Sinai peninsula occupies an area of ot m nearly arl square miles being about the same size as Sicily PoUt PoUt- PolitIcally Politically It belongs to Egypt Es and is governed governed gov gov- ov- ov by the Intelligence department of ot tho the Egyptian war office one ono officer officer off off- being stationed at Khalat-el Khalat Khalat el and another at Tor There are arc only about to Inhabitants all all that can be supported b by this mountainous mountainous mountainous moun moun- and barren land The Arabs are divided Into tribes each having a a. sheikh who Atho wields considerable au au- au- au The sacred associations association of ot the rc region draw many pilgrims chiefly Russians Russian and Greeks to tho the convent on Mount Sinai Those These of course need camels to carry them and their water and food tood so In this lids way wa quite a number number num num- ber bor of ot the tho Bedouins gain a livelihood Many own a It few tew trees palm either on the plain or In the Oasis of at Here they harvest the dates and transport transport transport trans trans- port them by camel to Suez Sue exchanging In ing them for tor corn and millet Wide Wo World World ld Magazine MAs |