The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: a compendium prepared by officers of the Sudan government, Vol. 2 (of 2)Sudan. Wizarat al-Naql wa-al-Muwasalat
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The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: a compendium prepared by officers of the Sudan government, Vol. 2 (of 2)
Sudan. Wizarat al-Naql wa-al-Muwasalat
Sudan -- Description and travel; Sudan -- History
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| Miles. |
Place. +-------------+------+ Description.
|Intermediate.|Total.|
--------------+-------------+------+----------------------------------
Keili, S.W. | — | — |Limited water supply from water
| | |holes, but more could be had by
| | |digging down to 8 feet—cotton soil
| | |in places and stony in others—
| | |single file along track.
| | |
_Khor Farsia_ | 11 | 11 |Insufficient water at Kukulik, had
| | |to go on to Khor Farsia, fair
| | |supply of water by digging 4 feet.
| | |After which, no water first 3
| | |miles. Cotton soil, single file.
| | |After J. Doya, good hard going
| | |cotton soil last 2 miles.
| | |
_Khor Togu_ | 33½ | 44½ |Ample water 18 feet below surface
| | |in Khor Togu, first 4 miles cotton
| | |soil. Rest house. After reaching
| | |J. Dunkur good hard going for 3
| | |miles, then bad cotton soil, for 1
| | |mile each side J. Bur-Burka good
| | |going, then bad again over cotton
| | |soil, insufficient water at first
| | |village 4 miles from spot camped
| | |at, a little water half way
| | |between village and camp in Khor
| | |Togu.
| | |
_Seraf Dal_ | 10½ | 55 |Ample water running and in pools,
| | |single file, stony, fair going
| | |only, bad in places. Rest house at
| | |Soda.
| | |
_Khor Tamrin_ | 7 | 62 |Fair supply of water in pools
| | |probably ample by digging, a good
| | |deal up and down hill, hard going
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