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
(Khor Ofat)_ | | |possible. Camped at pool where
| | |large herd of roan drinking. Khor
| | |400 yards wide. Good camp, grass,
| | |shade, wood, and water plentiful.
| | |
| | |From here marched up khor; mostly
| | |very heavy going, parts of it
_Camp (Khor | 15 | 206 |hard. Uninteresting road. Khor
Ofat)_ | | |narrows to 120 yards. Halted at
| | |two big water holes. More water
| | |obtained by digging under W. bank.
| | |
| | |Continuing marching up khor which
| | |becomes narrower and stonier,
| | |passed through several “shellal”
| | |(cataracts) and khors running into
| | |Khor Ofat. In places bed of khor
| | |good hard going.
| | |
Camp (Khor | 15 | 221 |Banks become lower, bamboo jungle
Ofat) | | |chiefly with large trees. Good
| | |camp and water from holes in bed
| | |of khor.
| | |
_Camp (Khor | 13 | 234 |Leave Khor Ofat to the W. At first
Ofat)_ | | |bad going, pass large patch of
| | |cultivation with tukls and leave
| | |J. Ragreig on the E., and strike
| | |khor at pool; good road. Khor 15
| | |yards wide and runs E. and W.
| | |here. From here good road to
_Keili_ | 5 | 239 |Keili. Good camping ground, but
| | |water in wells dirty. Good water
| | |obtainable from Khor Ofat, 4 miles
| | |N.N.E. Garrison, 50 Sudanese
| | |regulars. Path from here
| | |excellent, passing through good
| | |deal of cultivation and leaving J.
| | |Kamya from which good view of a
| | |surrounding country obtainable
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