| | |enough for the railway line. This | | |embankment in places has rather a | | |serpentine course, and would have | | |to be straightened before rails | | |could be laid down. | | | _El Teb_ | 7 | 7 |At El Teb there is a small fort, | | |and an ample supply of water at a | | |depth of 17 feet. | | | | | |Three wells inside fort and | | |numerous ones outside, these | | |latter mostly for animals. | | | | | |The water in the different wells | | |varies in quality, but is all | | |slightly brackish. No ill effects, | | |however, appear to attend drinking | | |it, and the men quartered there | | |spoke favourably of it. | | | | | |The parapet of the fort is a brick | | |wall 10 feet high, 1½ feet thick; | | |ditch 11 feet broad, 8 feet deep. | | |Signal tower as at Tokar, 43 feet | | |high. Scene of battle of El Teb, | | |29th February, 1884, just north of | | |present fort. | | | | | |There are two roads from Teb to | | |Tokar, both broad (30-50 yards) | | |clearings through the bush. The | | |“new” road is the straightest, but | | |leads over soft sandhills and is | | |rarely used. The other road bears | | |gradually westwards a mile south | | |of Teb, and cannot be missed if | | |the traveller keeps on the west | | |edge of the clearing. Excellent | | |going for all arms. Bush on either | | |side 3 to 10 feet high.