| | |was under cultivation last year. | | | | | |At the end of this plain to the | | |S.E. there are a line of sand | | |hills running N.E. to S.W., and | | |getting gradually smaller towards | | |the S.W. These run alongside the | | |road, beyond the open plain, and | | |end in some small dunes near the Garrasa | 12 | 66½ |village of Garrasa. Garrasa is a | | |small village—without a market—the | | |people of which seem poor. There | | |is a good meshra here. Leaving | | |Garrasa the road runs through | 3 | 69½ |about 3 miles of dura land, a | | |large part of which has been | | |recently cultivated. River ¼ to ½ | | |mile away. | | | Wad Shalai | 2½ | 72 |After 2½ miles more, alongside | | |sand hills near the river, the | | |road reaches the small village of | | |Wad Shalai—the inhabitants of | | |which were all away on the river | | |bank cultivating. | | | Wad El Saki | 7 | 79 |Seven miles further, Wad El Saki, | | |a large village on the top of some | | |sand hills, is reached. | | | | | |The population was about 400 to | | |500 (March, 1899). The road runs | | |the first half of this distance | | |through sand dunes on both sides, | | |with the river close and visible. | | |The last half leaves the river | | |gradually, and passing through | | |some dura ground, is about 1½ | | |miles from it at Wad El Saki. | | | Sayef | 3 | 82 |From here 3 miles take one to a