_Muttu_ | 5 | 154 |Meshra and various shifting tukl | | |villages, some inhabited, some | | |deserted. People appear to come | | |here to build tukls before the | | |rains begin, sow and reap dura on | | |open spaces between the trees, and | | |then move on. From here track is | | |well defined though crossed by | | |numerous other tracks. Trees, | | |except on immediate river bank, | | |cease. | | | _Karakeila_ | ¾ | 154¾ |Meshra, track to it branches off | | |to right. | | | _Abbas_ | 4½ | 159¼ |Meshra, invisible from the path. | | |Good pool and shade; from this, | | |track resumes N.W. direction. | | | _Bir el Gamal_| 16¾ | 176 |Road forks here into an eye shape. | | |Good meshra and distinct road down | | |to it. It is under high trees | | |which show on N. side of track on | | |river bank about ¼ mile off. | | | Ghabat | 4½ | 180½ |Deserted tukl village of 40 huts. | | |Jebel Arang is sighted bearing | | |N.E. | | | | 5 | 185½ |A track turns off N.E. to Jebel | | |Arang, and one bears to left | | |running direct to Hafar. Main | | |track leads on to Meshra Kheiari. | | | _Meshra | 6½ | 192 |A good meshra with fair shade. Kheiari_ | | |Meshra El Gelma at 191½ mile found | | |dry. Large numbers of camels about | | |here grazing. From here, track to | | |Wad Medani leaves Rahad and runs | | |nearly due W. on leaving the | | |river, trees and shrubs soon cease