| | |at right angles: left to Asubri, | | |right direct to El Fasher, | | |described as about 30 miles and | | |track far from river. Therefore | | |took river road—very bad. | | | _Asubri_ | 3 | 246 |Asubri. From here road goes about | | |1 mile from river and becomes very | | |good and hard. Country open with | | |trees and short grass. After 10 | | |miles becomes “Karrab” (ground | | |broken by small water courses) | | |again. | | | | 12 | 258 |A _meshra_. Hundreds of camels, | | |thousands of sheep and goats | | |belonging to Lahawin Arabs. Good | | |meshra. Bad camp; no grass. | | | | 13 | 271 |El Fasher District. Country | | |changes to park-like land—short | | |grass dotted with trees. | | | El Fasher | 2 | 273 |El Fasher village and fort. Water | | |from ford. | | | Ford | 4 | 277 |Ford; good meshra and camp. Last ½ | | |mile “karrab”; Abu Rokba grass. --------------+-------------+------+---------------------------------- 17.—KHARTOUM NORTH TO ABU DELEIG. COMPILED IN INTELLIGENCE OFFICE, KHARTOUM.