| | |gazelle and grouse; north road | | |about 3 miles from well. Going | | |from Rauai bad, nearly whole way a | | |succession of stony agabas. Prom | | |here cross stony neck, then across | | |head of Ariab valley. Pass Jebel | | |Bokmaali on left hand, cross a | | |stony neck, and | | | Yungul | 4 | 119 |Reach Wadi Yungul; north road | | |about 8 miles to left; 4 miles, | | |then cross another stony neck, and | | |Wadi Beakwa, called by Arabs | | |halfway to Suakin. | | | Khor Atbai | 7½ | 126½ |Cross Khor Atbai; 3 miles on cross | | |old dura patch, none this year on | | |account of bad rains. Over two | | |sandy and stony ridges and | | | Wadi Kokreb | 3½ | 130 |Enter Kokreb valley; good going, | | |firm sand, and thick with trees | | |and shrubs. Over some stony ridges | | |and | | | Khor Olowe | 2½ | 132½ |Enter Khor Olowe, still a part of | | |Kokreb. | | | _Magwala | 3½ | 136 |Two wells, good water, 75 feet Wells_ | | |down, sufficient for one | | |battalion; would require some | | |hours to refill; these wells are | | |said by Arabs to be oldest on | | |road; they are revetted granite, | | |which is deeply grooved all round | | |from constant hauling up of water. | | |Are much used by Shebodinab tribe, | | |who have huts close here. Many | | |hods, or earth-made drinking pans, | | |round each well. Some old Dervish | | |“tukuls,” which used to be