--------------+--------------------+---------------------------------- | Miles. | Place. +-------------+------+ Description. |Intermediate.|Total.| --------------+-------------+------+---------------------------------- Gallabat | — | — |Route follows that to Gedaref as | | |far as Khor Otruk. | | | _Khor Otruk_ | 6 | 6 |Road here diverges to W., crossing | | |Khor Yabis. Water in holes in khor Khor Yabis | ½ | 6½ |to right of track under large | | |ardeib tree. Road proceeds W. up | | |valley through some cultivation | | |passing village of Sultan. | | | Sultan | ½ | 7 |Well in course of construction. | | |Water not yet (March, 1902) found | | |at 30 feet, but said to be near. | | | | | |Road winds on through forest, up | | |valley, high wooded hills on | | |either side, crosses spurs and | | |khors. Owing to loose stones and | | |steep gradients, camels can only | | |do 2½ miles an hour. | | | Ras El Fil | 3 | 10 |Track passes over low pass close | | |under this hill, which is highest | | |point of N. ridge, and descends | | |gradually to | | | _Wallak_ | 2½ | 12½ |Wallak, a scattered village of | | |Kunjaras, one well 40 feet, fair | | |water, 2 rakubas, about 5 acres of | | |cotton, and fair amount of other | | |cultivation. Road proceeds over | | |more level and open country, red | | |gravel soil, and rises to a neck | | |just S. of Kabushi. | | | Jebel Kabushi | 1 | 13½ |A conical grass covered hill. Path