| | |on the Rahad, used to be | | |flourishing hella in old | | |government days, but now | | |absolutely deserted, and nothing | | |to show that human beings have Wad Dam | 2½ | 80 |ever been there. | | | _Wad Shusha_ | 2½ | 82½ |River winds very much going | | |alternately in every direction | | |of compass, but doubtful if any | | |time saved by marching through | | |jungle on either bank-bed 50 to | | |80 yards wide. | | | _Araki_ | 6 | 88½ |All these places are on good | | |pools. | | | _Deleib Mugda_| 4 | 92½ | „ „ „ | | | _El Ebeik_ | 4 | 96½ | „ „ „ | | | _Wad Arud_ | 5 | 101½ | „ „ „ | | | _Um Dakin_ | 2½ | 104 | „ „ „ | | | | | |Bed of river begins to be rocky | | |in places and going rough and | | |bad for loaded camels; pools | | |more numerous, not over 40 yards | | |wide in most places. | | | _Mukleil_ | 5 | 109 |After here, better to march on | | |R. bank, river bed stony. | | | _Meshra Abid_ | 12 | 121 |Soon after M. Abid leave river | | |and strike N.E. for Gallabat, | | |soon strike on to track which | | |goes from Gallabat to Hawata | | |made by government last year. | | |This road was made chiefly to