| | |sandy khors, gradually becoming | | |more difficult as the islands | | |of Auli are approached. The | | |river between Hamdab and Auli | | |is quite open, and free from | | |broken water. | | | Auli | 8 | 30 |At Auli the cataract of Terai | | |commences; but it is not | | |difficult. There are several | | |houses and much cultivation on | | |the islands and on the left | | |bank. Good camping grounds are | | |to be found. | | | El Kabur | 3 | 33 |Cultivation extends along the | | |road, broken at times by rocky | | |and barren ground. At El Kabur, | | |which is situated at the end of | | |the nest of islands which forms | | |the 4th or Edermi Cataract, | | |there is scanty cultivation and | | |a few houses. | | | | | |From Auli to El Kabur by water | | |the boat channel follows the | | |right bank. There is one | | |difficult gate, about two- | | |thirds of the way up, at which | | |heavy stores have to be | | |portaged. The country to the | | |east of the road along the left | | |bank is very rocky and broken, | | |and nearly impracticable for | | |cavalry. | | | Kabeinat | 1 | 34 |The road leaves the river at El (ruined forts)| | |Kabur and follows the bed of a | | |sandy khor until an old ruined | | |fort built upon a rocky | | |prominence commanding the river | | |is reached. The rocky and