_Bados_ | 11 | 383½ |R. Rest house. | | | _El Gereif_ | 7 | 390½ |R. Village up a back-water. Broad | | |conspicuous belt of dom palms | | |begins, and continues along ridge | | |to Roseires. Rest house. | | | El Karori | 2½ | 393 |R. On L. is mouth of Khor Dunia. | | | Abu Ramad | 9 | 402 |L. | | | _Roseires_[19]| 3 | 405 |R. End of telegraph. Headquarters | | |of a District and residence of | | |British Inspector; small garrison, | | |post and telegraph offices. Old | | |Roseires lies 3 miles further | | |north. Hilly ground, thick dom | | |palms along banks. Mimosa woods to | | |the E. Plenty of game. | | |Obstructions in the river begin | | |some miles before here, and this | | |is the limit of navigation for | | |steamers or boats. About 2 miles | | |south begin the Roseires | | |cataracts. Malarial fever prevails | | |during October and November. The | | |soil here is composed of alluvium | | |overlying granite, in which the | | |quartz and mica are small-grained, | | |evenly distributed throughout, | | |with a minimum of felspar. Less | | |frequently the blocks are of large | | |grained quartz, combined with | | |felspar. The granite has been | | |extensively disintegrated. | | | _Abu Zoghali_ | 8 | 413 |R. Mouth of khor of same name. | | |Rest house. | | | _El Dakhla_ | 11 | 424 |R. Best camping ground is where | | |hospital was established after