| | |scrub. Hilly at first, level after | | |passing Abu Rainat, and much | | |cultivation. | | | _Roseires_ | 14 | 128 |Good meshra, fair camping ground, (Left Bank) | | |wood and grass plentiful. | | | _Kharaba_ | 11 | 139 |Continuing S. good going to (Right Bank) | | |opposite Kharaba. Good camp in | | |grove, tebeldis. Bad meshra; banks | | |steep and bed of river soft. | | | _Mouth of Khor| 16 | 155 |Good road, last part through dom Ofat_ | | |jungle to Khor Ofat. Found eight | | |water holes dug in khor, and | | |cavalry camped 1 mile further down | | |at pool in bed of khor. Good | | |camping ground in bed of khor; | | |grass and water plentiful. | | | | | |The route taken now lay nearly due | | |S. of Khor Ofat; for first 4 miles | | |followed khor, then found | | |excellent road, except for | | |occasional deep elephant tracks | | |along bank. Mostly cotton soil and | | |thick jungle. Descended into bed | | |of khor after 10 miles, and | | |marched up it to where we found _Camp (Khor | 16 | 171 |running water. Good camping ground Ofat)_ | | |close by. Grass, wood, and water | | |all plentiful. Continuing S. | | |outside khor, cotton soil, good | | |going, thick bush, grass higher | | |and thicker as we descended into | | |khor, 9 miles from last camp. Left | | |khor again still heading S., road | | |bad, cotton soil, trees bigger. | | |Last 4 miles country more open and _Camp, Pool | 20 | 191 |going better. Extended formations