| | |steep hillside cross the valley | | |and rise by a steep path to the | | |saddle separating Khor Arab from | | |the Khor Dahand. Descend into the | | |latter by a rocky path and, after | | |ascending with difficulty the | | |rocky torrent bed for another ½ | | |mile, reach the foot of the Agatba | | |agaba at mile 34. A steep climb of | | |¾ mile brings one to the summit, | | |after which the route crosses easy | | |rises and dips to Erkowit at mile _Erkowit_ | 21 | 39 |39. | | | | | |Good hill camels lightly laden | | |took 11 marching hours from | | |Erkowit to Suakin by this route, | | |and would take about 14 hours to | | |ascend. The track is not fit for | | |horses or fully laden mules. --------------+-------------+------+---------------------------------- (β) SUAKIN TO ERKOWIT, _viâ_ KOLKALAI PASS. BY MAJOR POWELL, R.E., MARCH, 1903.