| | | | 4 | 50 |A dry tank in the Elwan district | | |is passed. There is said to be a | | |well of the same name 2 miles to | | |the S.E. This district originally | | |belonged to the Shukria, but is | | |now occupied by the Batahin. | | | | | |The country soon becomes more open | | |and a considerable extent, perhaps | | |600 or more feddans of dura, | | |cultivated by the Batahin was | | |passed. | | | _El Ereigib_ | 5 | 55 |There are some wells (which were | | |out of repair; January 1901) and | | |several dry tanks, and one with | | |water about 1 mile N.E. Plenty of | | |fair sized trees. | | | | | |A small number of Mesellemia | | |Arabs, Sheikh Mahi, were there. | | |They were originally under the | | |Shukria, but during the Mahdia | | |came under Sheikh El Obeid. | | | | | |Another rather shorter route is | | |from Khartoum N. to El Ereigib, | | |viâ Babekr (11½ miles), good well, | | |thence passing two lots of salt | | |works to the village of _El | | |Melaha_ (13 miles), large tank, | | |plenty of water (January, 1901), | | |thence to a second village of _El | | |Melaha_ (2½ miles), salt well, | | |thence to a deep but good _well at | | |Elwan_ (22½ miles), and total | | |distance to El Ereigib (4 miles) | | |is 53½ miles. | | |