| | |and cotton soil plain is crossed | | |to Kheiari a deserted village of | | |about 40 tukls; a deep well of | | |about 6 feet diameter has been | | |dug, but is now dry. Track | | |continues W. over plain, ground | | |rising slightly to Hafar. | | | _Hafeira_ | 4½ | 196½ |Large tukl village over 100 tukls | | |all well built. Inhabited by | | |different tribes: Jaalin (few) | | |Hawazma, Rufaa. One well supplies | | |whole village, 72 feet deep and | | |about 6 feet wide, very good water | | |in it. Said never to run dry. Few | | |cattle and sheep and other | | |supplies. Like all other places | | |between this and Gedaref it was | | |laid waste by Ahmed Fedil on his | | |march to join the Khalifa. | | | | | |From Hafar track runs W. over | | |cotton soil, is clearly marked. | | |Clumps of trees and bushes in | | |places. | | | Shebaga | 14 | 210½ |Small tukl village, few | | |inhabitants. | | | _Alarebab_ | 9 | 219½ |Track strikes Blue Nile about 1 | | |mile N. of Alarebab, and opposite Wad Medani | ½ | 220 |Wad Medani. Ferry across to left | | |bank. --------------+-------------+------+---------------------------------- 30.—ITINERARY OF BLUE NILE—KHARTOUM TO FAZOGLI. BY CAPTAIN H. F. S. AMERY, MARCH, 1903.