Cone is at the foot of a mountain of the same name, which lies S. of the road. Near Cone, a little S. of the road, is a pool of water, and this is a place where travellers commonly repose themselves. From Cone to Kinnana 1 From Kinnana to Deggîn 1 From Deggîn to Hellet Allais[65], on the Bahr-el-abiad, the place which the ferry-boats frequent. 1 Hellet Allais is situated on the W. of the river. The river (Bahr-el-abiad) is here of such breadth, that the features of a person standing on the other side cannot be distinguished, but the human voice is heard.—A number of trees is seen here to the W. of the river, not to the E. Hellet Allais is altogether built of clay.—A large palm tree grows in the middle of the town. On the eastern side of the river is _Shillûk_—not far removed from it, being reported to be within sight of Allais. Shillûk is a town of idolaters, built with clay. The inhabitants have no other clothing than bands of long grass, which they pass round the waist and between the thighs. They are all black; both sexes are accustomed to shave their heads. The people of Shillûk have the dominion of the river, and take toll of all passengers, in such articles of traffic as pass among them. The name _Shillûk_ is not Arabic, and its meaning is unknown.—When asked concerning their name or country, the people reply _Shillûk_. When employed in transporting Mohammedans across the ferry, they occasionally exhibit the importance which their situation gives them. After the Mûslim has placed himself in the boat, they will ask him, “Who is the master of that river?” The other replies, as is usual, “Ullah or Rubbani”—God is the master of it. “No,” answers the Shillûk, “you must say that such a one (naming his chief) is the master of it, or you shall not pass.” They are represented as shewing hospitality to such as come among them in a peaceable manner, and as never betraying those to whom they have once accorded protection. The particulars of their worship, as in most other instances where I have had my information from Mohammedans, have not been described. From Shillûk to Dar Ruga E. ¼N. 1 From Dar Ruga to Waalia E. 1 From Waalia to Shadli E. 1 From Shadli to Sennaar 0¼ Sennaar, _Medinet el Fūn̄_ or _Fungi_, is situated on the river which flows from Habbesh, which river is much smaller than the _Bahr-el-abiad_, and before the annual increase is fordable between Sennaar and Basboch.