--------------+--------------------+---------------------------------- | Miles. | Place. +-------------+------+ Description. |Intermediate.|Total.| --------------+-------------+------+---------------------------------- Erkowit | — | — |Route descends the valley W.S.W. | | |from Erkowit by rocky surface | | |track over ridges and dips, rising | | |after 2½ miles by a stony ascent | | |to the edge of Baramil plateau. | | |This length is the worst part of | | |the route, it is practicable, but | | |not good for loaded camels, and is | | |easily capable of improvement by | | |unskilled labour. | | | | | |Along Baramil plateau, W. for | | |about 2 miles, then N.N.W. over | | |gentle ascent, and cross an easy | | |but stony agaba, and descent N. | | |down a khor leading to the open | | |valley of Gebet. No obstacle. _Gebet Well_ | 14¼ | 14¼ |Gentle descent N.W. to the well at | | |14¼ miles. Water good; large | | |flocks and herds; one well 30 feet | | |deep. Down the open valley W.N.W. | | |3 miles, where route is joined by | | |the direct track from Suakin to | | |Sinkat, _viâ_ the Sinkat agaba, | | |then W. 1 mile to a short stony | | |agaba leading into the Khor Abu | | |Shid, the main valley of which is | | |reached at mile 20. Thence easy | | |going over a wide wadi to Sinkat _Sinkat_ | 8¾ | 23 |at mile 23. --------------+-------------+------+---------------------------------- 8.—KASSALA TO SUAKIN, _viâ_ FILIK, MAMAN, AND KHOR SITARAB. BY LIEUT.-COL. MITFORD, APRIL, 1899. (_Corrected up to_ 1900.)