Bangdit | 1½ | 13 |Sandy debba; no habitations. Scene | | |of a former fight between Dinkas | | |and Government troops. The track | | |now descends to the bank of the | | |khor that divides Island of Gaza- | | |el-Abiad from the mainland and | | |runs for the next 5 miles on high | | |sandy ridge within 500 yards of | | |the water. Guinea fowl and gazelle | | |in abundance; a few tetel seen, | | |and tracks of antelope, hippo, and | | |buffalo. A good deal of kittr near | | |track since Bangdit. No large | | |trees. | | | Lardbiu | 2½ | 15½ |Sandy debba on left. | | | | 2½ | 18 |Good camping ground. | | | Abiad Shwai | 1 | 19 |High sandy debba, which used to be | | |covered with big tamarind trees | | |which have now gone. Shortest | | |track is now along telegraph line, | | |but is probably impassable in the | | |rains. Leave khor on right. | | |Country bushy with small heglig | | |trees and some kittr. | | | | 3¾ | 22¾ |Sandy hill on right. Track now | | |crosses open plain of black cotton | | |soil, covered with rank grass. | | | _Elwat_ | 5¼ | 28 |Beginning of Elwat, district of | | |Gi-el. Head Sheikh, Salem Banga. | | | | 1 | 29 |Salem’s own village, about 2 miles | | |from the river. This is the first | | |meshra since leaving Renk. High | | |debba between this village and the | | |river. | | |