| | |thick with scrub and fair-sized | | |trees, with numerous herds, goats, | | |&c. The hills stretch away on | | |either side. Natives report there | | |is a well called Makardi off track | | |to left under the hills, but that | | |it gives but little water. | | | _Ariab[5] | 3 | 131 |Three miles up valley are Ariab (well)_ | | |wells. One large stone-revetted in | | |centre of khor, giving practically | | |unlimited supply, excellent water. | | |Water about 20 feet down. 150 | | |yards from this well are two | | |others, also revetted, stone one | | |gives plentiful supply, other | | |partially choked for want of use. | | |Good camp ground, grazing, water | | |and fuel. Many of gazelle, doves, | | |and rock grouse in valley. Track | | |now leaves Khor Ariab on right, | | |and goes south-west through black | | |stone hills, low on right, high on | | |left, somewhat bad going. | | | | | |Level plain, covered tufts coarse | | |grass, half stony, half sandy, | | |good going. | | | | | |Through low hills, rather bad | | |going. | | | Wadi Barud | — | — |Wide level plain, covered coarse | | |grass, good going. | | | Wadi O’Duruk | — | — |Level plain, good going, some | | |coarse scrub, stunted trees. | | | | | |Track leaves O’Duruk on right and | | |passes to left of, and immediately | | |below, a high stone hill, across a