| | |through bush; in places very | | |stony. Ground on either flank | | |cracked cotton soil. | | | | 2 | 5 |Top of pass is reached; the small | | |hamlets of Um Shedra, Hissainad, | | |and Turfur are seen in succession | | |on the left hand of the track. | | | | 2½ | 7½ |A rise in the ground known as | | |Gumerab is reached. On far side of | | |it track descends sharply for 40 | | |feet, over rocks and stones on to | | |a plain. General direction E. by | | |N. Some dukhn or dura patches; | | |rest of the ground covered with | | |high aada and shush grass. 5 feet | | |high. | | | | 4¼ | 11¾ |A copse of talh trees is passed | | |through. For the next 5 miles are | | |scattered trees along the path, | | |with copses of hashab trees a few | | |hundred yards to a mile on either | | |side; shush, aada, naal and | | |Umdenaib grasses. | | | | 4¾ | 16½ |A shallow excavation to catch | | |rain-water is seen on left, 100 | | |yards off. General direction | | |E.N.E. At the 24th and 27th miles, | | |two more small rain-water | | |reservoirs are passed. | | | Khor Bitnasr | 15½ | 32 |This khor is here crossed; it | | |trends northwards and runs into | | |the Khor Tomat. Ground now ascends | | |slightly and is more broken, and | | |track crosses several small khors. | | |At the 34th mile the edge of the | | |plateau is reached, and a sharp