| |_135_ |(sulphur) for | | | | |rheumatism, | | | | |etc. | | | | | | | Akasha | 1| 85 | |Easy rapid. |At the village | |_137_ | |Ridge of rocks |of this name | | | |extends across |the railway | | | |river. Western |touches the | | | |channel best |river for the | | | | |first time | | | | |since Sarras. | | | | |Macdonald’s | | | | |advanced | | | | |brigade | | | | |occupied this, | | | | |April, 1896. | | | | |Headquarters of | | | | |District and | | | | |residence of | | | | |Mamur. | | | | | Kulba | 8| 93 |Late boundary |River begins to | | |_150_ |(1903) between |open out. | | | |Halfa District | | | | |and Dongola | | | | |Province | | | | | | | Dal | 5| 98 |Bank low and |Broken water |Bank higher Cataract | |_158_ |even. Village |about 4 miles, |than opposite | | |here and on |numerous islands|one, evenly | | |adjoining |with high |undulating. | | |islands. On one|cliffs, |Becomes | | |island is a |difficult rapid,|gradually | | |Mameluke fort, |careful pilotage|cultivated. | | |whence good |required—low |Jebel Dal, 4 | | |view obtainable|ridges and rocks|miles to the | | | |well covered at |east, tall | | | |high Nile. |conical hill, | | | |Channel by right|1,973 feet. | | | |bank till half- | | | | |way up, and then|