Firewood is not to be obtained between Goz Regeb and within 10 miles of Abu Deleig; plenty elsewhere. [Sidenote: Water.] None from Goz Regeb to Sheg, about 65 miles. Tanks very numerous near and in Hawad. Water only obtainable at Ladda, between Abu Deleig and Shendi; but there are numerous tanks, though all dry at this time. Water is of good quality, especially at Abu Deleig. [Sidenote: Inhabitants.] From Goz Regeb to Hawad, Shukria; round Abu Deleig, Batahin; at Ladda, Ababda and Hassania. [Sidenote: Grazing.] Very good grazing from Sheg to Shendi. [Sidenote: Cultivation.] Large tracts and areas capable of growing good crops of dura if rains favourable. [Sidenote: Game.] Nothing to shoot between Atbara and the Nile at this time of the year. --------------+--------------------+---------------------------------- | Miles. | Place. +-------------+------+ Description. |Intermediate.|Total.| --------------+-------------+------+---------------------------------- Atbara | — | — |Descending the bank by the hut on | | |the E. bank the Atbara is crossed | | |and the W. bank ascended ¼ mile S. | | | | | |Elsewhere the banks are steep, but | | |the bush is not very dense. Track | | |leads to Goz Regeb. The ruined | | |brick buildings of the old | | |Egyptian town are still standing, | | |and amongst them the decayed tukls | | |of Osman Digna. A very few | | |inhabitants, descendants of the | | |ancient town of Goz are living | | |there still. The site is on high | | |ground, and light sandy soil, a | | |few dom palms, and the remains of | | |an old garden and cemetery are | | |still visible. | | | Goz Regeb | 1 | 1 |Counting from huts on the E. bank, | | |the distance to the town is 1 | | |mile. The direction taken, about | | |260° from the true north, leaves | | |the town of Goz Regeb on the N., | | |and passes from sandy undulating | | |ground to level rich soil with