house) | | |ford. | | | | | |Bottom of bed consists of shingle. | | |Quarter of a mile up stream on the | | |right bank is the site of the post | | |held by a detachment from the | | |Kassala garrison in 1898. | | | | | |On leaving the ford, track leads | | |up the ascent to the plateau for 2 | | |miles, and passes over very broken | | |country intersected by khors. Then | | |the path is excellent; large open | | |spaces are divided by belts of | | |trees. J. Kassala bears E.N.E. | | | El Mellawiya | 22 | 122½ |An open (now) grassy space, where | | |rain-water collects and stands | | |from July to October. Serut flies | | |bad at that season, also snakes. | | |Attempts to make a well here have | | |so far been abortive. | | | Old well | 5 | 127½ |An old government well is passed | | |on right, now filled in. Country | | |now becomes closer, and trees with | | |bright green leaves become more | | |numerous; track narrows | | |considerably[12] as the Khor El | | |Gash is reached, though movement | | |is possible between the trees on | | |either flank. At the 135th mile, | | |the minaret of the Khatmia is | | |visible to the right, and soon the | | |factory chimney of Kassala is | | |visible to the front. | | | Khor El Gash | 12½ | 140 |The left bank of this khor is | | |reached; 600 to 700 yards broad. | | | Kassala | ½ | 140½ |Old town and Egyptian fort, now in