--------------+--------------------+---------------------------------- | Miles. | Place. +-------------+------+ Description. |Intermediate.|Total.| --------------+-------------+------+---------------------------------- Khartoum | — | — |Up to Soba, cultivation good on | | |both banks, though confined to a | | |narrow strip—Sakias numerous. | | | Buri | 3 | 3 |L. | | | Kuku | 1½ | 4½ |R. | | | El Gereif | 2 | 6½ |Island here at low Nile. | | | Karkoj | 1¼ | 7¾ |R. | | | Um Dom Island | 2 | 9¾ |½ mile above the island are the | | |hillas of Um Dom R. and El Hagirat | | |L. | | | Soba | 4 | 13¾ |On the R. are the ruins of the | | |capital of the once flourishing | | |kingdom of Alwa; on the L. a small | | |village. Soba is the name of the | | |district on both sides of the | | |river, and continues to Soba El | | |Taib a village 3 miles further S. | | |on the R. bank. | | | Butri | 4 | 17¾ |Two villages of this name L. the | | |other is 1 mile further N. From | | |here on for many miles the | | |character of the country does not | | |change. The eastern bank is | | |covered with thick, low thorn | | |jungle, while the western bank is | | |open and sandy, very little scrub | | |and half grass. There are patches | | |of cultivation round the villages, | | |and when the water falls, a narrow