| | | |here is in | | | | |places not more| | | | |than 1 foot 5 | | | | |inches to 1 | | | | |foot 8 inches. | | | | |The forest is | | | | |very thick on | | | | |both shores, | | | | |and on the west| | | | |a wide belt of | | | | |swamp and grass| | | | |renders landing| | | | |very difficult.| | | | |The papyrus | | | | |reed is first | | | | |seen at this | | | | |place, and | | | | |occasional | | | | |ambach. | | | | |Floating | | | | |patches of | | | | |_sudd_ are met | | | | |with in the | | | | |channel, as | | | | |well as many | | | | |permanent large| | | | |grass islands, | | | | |the largest | | | | |being those of | | | | |Nuago and | | | | |Musran. | | | | |Hippopotami | | | | |begin to appear| | | | |in considerable| | | | |numbers | | | | | | Masran |1 | 209 | |North end of |Road keeps close Island (N.| | | |island. East |to river bank. end) | | | |channel often | | | | |much blocked | | | | |with _sudd_; |