| | |becomes thicker. | | | Khor Herbub | 10¾ | 41¼ |A branch of the Gash, 20 feet | | |broad, 20 feet deep. Proceed due | | |W. for 1¼ miles through high | | |trees. | | | _Bir Tokar_ | 1¼ | 42½ |One well,[7] 20 feet deep, 3 feet | | |diameter, 1 foot of water at | | |bottom of well. After drawing 400 | | |gallons supply was exhausted and | | |water came in very slowly. Water | | |good. Good grazing for horses and | | |camels, and plenty of shade. | | |Retracing one’s steps back across | | |the Khor Herbub, a direction 72° | | |(true) was taken and followed as | | |far as Khor Togan. Bad cotton soil | | |and tussocks of grass as before. | | | _Filik_ | 2½ | 45 |Formerly the largest and most | | |important collection of hamlets of | | |the Hadendoa of the Gash. Now no | | |traces, with the exception of | | |three charred dom palm trees, | | |which supported the roof of the | | |old telegraph maintenance post. | | |Many wells, and water plentiful in | | |Khor Tokar ½ mile W. | | | | | |Going very bad; at the 49th mile | | |belts of laot trees are passed | | |through. At the 53rd mile surface | | |of ground improves; more sandy, | | |with patches of small stones or | | |pebbles. | | | J. Tisheiga | 11 | 56 |One mile to right. Ground now | | |descends gently; several small | | |khors are crossed, running | | |westward; trees in khors and along