| | |about 25 feet. | | | El Hejera | 1½ | 99 |A large zeriba of Osman Digna’s is | | |passed. | | | Um Bashim | 2 | 101 |The name of this district. After | | |passing through two patches of | | |bush about a mile apart, the | | |country becomes open and sandy, | | |and sand ridges appear to the | | |east. | | | El Siwan | 8 | 109 |Here the river may be approached, | | |and further on the track passes | | |within a few yards of the river | | |bank. | | | _Shellalab_ | 10½ | 119½ |Shellalab, a sandy hill covered (Rest House | | |with marakh bushes. From here the near here). | | |track continues to the river bank, | | |through scattered marakh bush, and | | |sand hills lie away to the east. Gala Amarus | — | — |The river can be approached almost | | |anywhere, and the path is never _Meshra Baluk | 21½ | 141 |more than about ½ a mile from it. or Um Beiba_ | | |Jebel Ayob is visible about 7 (Rest House). | | |miles due east. | | | | | |From here the path traverses | | |scattered bush, and in places | | |badly cracked cotton soil, | | |indicating the existence of water | | |in the rains, and gradually | | |ascends an easy slope on to the | | |plateau, and thus cuts off a bend | | |in the river. | | | Debba Gulal | 13 | 154 |Debba Gulal. | | | | | |The descent from the plateau | | |begins 3 miles further on, and the