tebeldi_ | | |water ¼ mile up stream, very steep | | |bank and not much shade. | | | _Meshra | 3 | 74¾ |Sangafut, an island in stream when Sangafut_ | | |river is in flood. Pool ¼ mile up | | |stream. Banks steep down to pool. | | |Good shade just above. Meshra not | | |at all apparent from road. Zeriba | | |can be seen from road, is built on | | |the bank and is half way between | | |water and island of Sangafut. | | |Water plentiful. | | | | | |Between this and Ghaba Susa track | | |passes across several shallow | | |khors but no water in them. | | | _Meshra | 7½ | 82¼ |Half a mile from meshra, and Deresa_ | | |zeriba track strikes river at spot | | |where broad belt of long grass | | |intervenes between it and river | | |bed. Follows curve of river round | | |on high ground to zeriba, which is | | |at a spot on the curve where the | | |river is running from N.E. to S.W. | | |Very steep path down to water | | |immediately to W. end of zeriba, | | |which was impossible for camels, | | |but one just possible ¼ mile E. of | | |zeriba. Water plentiful in pool | | |and good. From here on trees | | |decrease in size and become less | | |dense. Guide said this was | | |formerly a large village and a | | |battalion was stationed here, | | |which was cut up by Abyssinians 35 | | |or 40 years ago. The place was | | |destroyed by Dervishes. The town | | |was ½ mile N.W. of meshra and | | |zeriba. Several lions heard here. | | |