Chapter XIV: Section 2: Merowe to Khartoum (3)

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| Miles. | | |
Place. | _Kms._ | Left Bank. | River and | Right Bank.
+--+--------+ | General. |
|I.|F.O.[32]| | |
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Omdurman | | |On the W. |In the first 15|
| | |bank, after |miles up stream|
| | |getting clear |of Khartoum the|
| | |of the houses |country on |
| | |of Omdurman, a|either side is |
| | |hard, sandy |low, flat, and |
| | |track is |treeless; |
| | |followed |cultivation is |
| | |skirting the |carried out on |
| | |edge of the |the mud flats, |
| | |cultivation |and on the |
| | | |islands, which |
| | | |appear as the |
| | | |water falls. |
| | | |The water |
| | | |channel is |
| | | |fully 2 miles |
| | | |wide in this |
| | | |reach. It is |
| | | |very shallow, |
| | | |and landing is |
| | | |almost |
| | | |impossible on |
| | | |account of the |
| | | |shelving banks.|
| | | |On these last, |
| | | |as the water |
| | | |falls, a crop |
| | | |of grass |
| | | |springs up, |
| | | |which affords |
| | | |grazing to |
| | | |large flocks of|
| | | |cattle and |
| | | |sheep. Further |
| | | |up stream the |
| | | |channel gets |
| | | |narrower, but |
| | | |it is still |
| | | |over a mile in |
| | | |width. Both |
| | | |banks are low |
| | | |and fringed |
| | | |with thin and |
| | | |low thorny |
| | | |jungle, and |
| | | |except for the |
| | | |isolated hills |
| | | |of Jebel Auli |
| | | |and Jebel Gurun|
| | | |the country is |
| | | |a dead flat. On|
| | | |leaving |
| | | |Omdurman the |
| | | |water channel |
| | | |at once opens |
| | | |out, at high |
| | | |Nile, to 2 or 3|
| | | |miles, course |
| | | |for steamer |
| | | |close to R. |
| | | |bank |
| | | | |
| | |Left bank low,| |Right bank;
| | |sandy, some | |several
| | |scrub, and | |villages, low,
| | |further on | |sandy, or swampy
| | |mimosa woods | |bank.
| | |extending to | |
| | |river | |
| | | | |
Kalakla |8 | 8 | | |Road from
| | | | |Khartoum passes
| | | | |through village
| | | | |Kalakla in large
| | | | |clump of trees
| | | | |and then
| | | | |continues on
| | | | |open desert sand
| | | | |about 2 miles
| | | | |from river; very
| | | | |good going.
| | | | |
Sheikh |3 | 11 | | |Sheikh Salim or
Salim | | | | |Wad Um Meriam.
| | | | |
| | | | |Village with
| | | | |high tomb in it.
| | | | |Road about 2
| | | | |miles from
| | | | |river. After
| | | | |this it enters
| | | | |some low
| | | | |sandhills with
| | | | |large clump of
| | | | |trees on river
| | | | |side about ½
| | | | |mile off. The
| | | | |first open scrub
| | | | |begins, which
| | | | |thickens as it
| | | | |approaches the
| | | | |river.
| | | | |
Gemmueiya |6 | 17 |Gemmueiya | |
district | | |district.—A | |
| | |long, | |
| | |straggling | |
| | |village of | |
| | |that name and | |
| | |tribe; track | |
| | |passes on | |
| | |desert side of| |
| | |it some 3 | |
| | |miles from | |
| | |river; bank of| |
| | |river | |
| | |difficult of | |
| | |access for | |
| | |watering owing| |
| | |to mud; some | |
| | |bush and | |
| | |trees; low | |
| | |volcanic range| |
| | |to W. Well | |
| | |passed on | |
| | |right just | |
| | |before | |
| | |reaching | |
| | |village 30 | |
| | |feet deep, 7 | |
| | |feet diameter | |
| | |water good. A | |
| | |small tukl | |
| | |village just | |
| | |E. of hill and| |
| | |same name. | |
| | |Track as | |
| | |before. | |
| | | | |
Um Arda |3 | 20 | | |Scrub gets
| | | | |thicker on R.
| | | | |bank.
| | | | |
| | | |Low flat |
| | | |island. About 9|
| | | |miles long, |
| | | |trees S. end. |
| | | |Island banks |
| | | |inhabited by |
| | | |Jaalin and |
| | | |Hassania. |
| | | | |
Haneik |7 | 27 | |S. end of El |
| | | |Arda island. |
| | | | |
Jebel Auli|1 |28 _45_ |Track | |Road runs round
| | |unchanged, | |E. of Jebel
| | |sparse bush on| |Auli, a steep
| | |either flank; | |bare volcanic
| | |good camping | |rock about 100
| | |ground (at low| |feet high. Good
| | |Nile) and | |camping ground
| | |watering place| |for a brigade or
| | | | |less under the
| | | | |mountain.
| | | | |Another track
| | | | |leads S.E. from
| | | | |here.
| | | | |
Gar El |2 | 30 | | |Road runs ½ to ¾
Nabi | | | | |mile from river
| | | | |through open
| | | | |bush to Gar El
| | | | |Nabi; village
| | | | |mostly
| | | | |destroyed.
| | | | |
Jebel |2 | 32 |Jebel Mendera | |Bank sandy.
Mandara | | |or Mandara. | |
| | |Well defined | |
| | |table hill 2 | |
| | |miles from L. | |
| | |bank, road | |
| | |passes spur of| |
| | |it. Bank | |
| | |swampy | |
| | | | |
Wad El |2 | 34 |Village to |Water channel 3|Road crossed by
Kereil | | |west of track |miles broad at |small khors and
| | | |high Nile; keep|in places by
| | | |to right bank |cultivation in
| | | | |zeribas. River
| | | | |invisible from
| | | | |it.
| | | | |
Mohammedia|1 | 35 | |Many small |Village; also
| | | |islands |called Wad El
| | | | |Kereil.
| | | | |
Jebel |5 | 40 |Low hill. |Sand and swamp |Road runs
Barima or | | |Watering place|alternate on |through sand
Breima | | |1½ miles from |both banks with|hills ½ mile
(Wad | | |track. Latter |trees growing |from river and
Belal) | | |crosses khors |into the water.|then closes to
| | |at intervals |Rocks appear at|river at Wad
| | |along route; |low Nile to W. |Belal; good
| | |good, some |of channel just|watering place
| | |bush and |before reaching|and wood station
| | |trees, and |the Jebel |for steamers.
| | |sand dunes | |
| | | | |
Abu Hagar |12|52 _82_ |Dense scrub |Water channel |
| | |just before |1¾ miles. |
| | |reaching El | |
| | |Hagar or Abu | |
| | |Hagar. Good | |
| | |camping ground| |
| | |¼ mile to W. | |
| | |in desert. | |
| | |Watering place| |
| | |somewhat | |
| | |difficult of | |
| | |access at | |
| | |river; pools | |
| | |near desert | |
| | |after high | |
| | |Nile. For 2 | |
| | |miles track | |
| | |continues | |
| | |good, then | |
| | |becomes a | |
| | |single camel | |
| | |track, | |
| | |necessitating | |
| | |marching in | |
| | |file through | |
| | |very thick | |
| | |bush. The | |
| | |track to Homra| |
| | |(80 miles) and| |
| | |El Obeid | |
| | |gradually | |
| | |branches off | |
| | |S.W. from the | |
| | |river track | |
| | | | |
El Geteina|3 |55 _88_ | | |Large village
| | | | |divided into 2
| | | | |parts, clean,
| | | | |good market,
| | | | |some “Shaduf”
| | | | |cultivation.
| | | | |Headquarters of
| | | | |the Geteina
| | | | |district. P.T.O.
| | | | |Country flat;
| | | | |Danagla Arabs.
| | | | |Road runs
| | | | |through village
| | | | |here about 200
| | | | |yards from
| | | | |river. Good
| | | | |going, chiefly
| | | | |through sand
| | | | |dunes and
| | | | |scattered bush.
| | | | |
Salahia |4 | 59 |El Salahia |South of this |E. bank open,
| | |district. |thick thorn |high, and sandy.
| | |Swamp or |bush commences.|Sand hills come
| | |cracked mud |From here to El|down to the
| | |near river |Dueim (66 |water’s edge.
| | |bank. Much |miles) the same|
| | |dura in Wadi |scenery |
| | |Sadik |continues. |
| | | |Cultivation is |
| | | |limited to the |
| | | |islands and |
| | | |foreshores. As |
| | | |the water |
| | | |falls, large |
| | | |mud flats in |
| | | |the centre of |
| | | |the river |
| | | |appear. To |
| | | |these the |
| | | |people transfer|
| | | |their cattle |
| | | |and belongings,|
| | | |build “tukls” |
| | | |and set up |
| | | |shadufs. The |
| | | |soil on these |
| | | |flats is good, |
| | | |and rich crops |
| | | |are produced. |
| | | |As the majority|
| | | |of these |
| | | |islands are not|
| | | |exposed before |
| | | |the month of |
| | | |February, |
| | | |artificial |
| | | |irrigation for |
| | | |the crops is |
| | | |necessary. |
| | | |These quickly |
| | | |ripen under the|
| | | |hot sun, and |
| | | |are, as a rule,|
| | | |harvested in |
| | | |May. The river |
| | | |varies in width|
| | | |from 700 to |
| | | |2,000 yards. |
| | | |The west bank |
| | | |throughout this|
| | | |reach is |
| | | |fringed with |
| | | |acacias, and, |
| | | |at high Nile, |
| | | |is flooded for |
| | | |a long distance|
| | | |as the left |
| | | |bank is very |
| | | |low and |
| | | |shelving |
| | | | |
Dazira and|4 | 63 |Old salt | |
El | | |works, a mile | |
Debeiker | | |E. of track. | |
| | | | |
El Alaga |7 | 70 |Good camping |El Alaga |
| | |ground and |district both |
| | |watering |banks. |
| | |place. For 3 | |
| | |miles track | |
| | |leads through | |
| | |dura | |
| | |cultivation, | |
| | |then good road| |
| | |near river | |
| | |bank | |
| | | | |
El Gerazi |6 | 76 | |Water channel 2|Low sand hills
or Garrasa| | | |to 3 miles |with Danagla
| | | |broad for next |village of
| | | |40 miles. Vast |Gerazi to S. of
| | | |quantities of |them. People
| | | |water birds of |poor, no market.
| | | |all sorts |Good meshra.
| | | |inhabit the |Road runs from
| | | |Nile almost |here through 3
| | | |from Khartoum |or 4 miles of
| | | |upwards, and |dura land ½ to ¼
| | | |large numbers |mile from river,
| | | |of crocodiles |then along sand
| | | |are visible, |hills near river
| | | |one or more on |to Wad Shalai.
| | | |nearly every |
| | | |mud bank |
| | | | |
Wad Shalai|6 |82 _132_| | |Village of
| | | | |conical thatched
| | | | |houses; banks
| | | | |become drier;
| | | | |series of
| | | | |villages from
| | | | |here along right
| | | | |bank at 2 to 5
| | | | |miles interval.
| | | | |Road runs for
| | | | |about 3½ miles
| | | | |through sand
| | | | |dunes close to
| | | | |river, then
| | | | |gradually leaves
| | | | |river, and
| | | | |passes through
| | | | |dura ground
| | | | |about 1½ miles
| | | | |from it.
| | | | |
Wad Nimr |2 | 84 |A long | |
| | |straggling | |
| | |village and | |
| | |name of the | |
| | |district. Good| |
| | |watering place| |
| | |5 miles S., | |
| | |the desert | |
| | |road joins the| |
| | |river road. | |
| | |Track runs | |
| | |some way from | |
| | |the river | |
| | |skirting the | |
| | |edge of the | |
| | |cultivation. | |
| | | | |
Wad El |5 | 89 | | |Large village on
Zaki | | | | |top of some sand
| | | | |hills, pop. 400
| | | | |to 500. From
| | | | |here 3 miles
| | | | |takes one to a
| | | | |few houses about
| | | | |2 miles from the
| | | | |river on some
| | | | |sand hills
| | | | |called Sayif,
| | | | |one of three
| | | | |villages of that
| | | | |name. Road goes
| | | | |on over cotton
| | | | |soil for 4
| | | | |miles, then
| | | | |crosses sand
| | | | |hill ridge for
| | | | |about 1 mile and
| | | | |descends to a
| | | | |plain close to
| | | | |river where
| | | | |another village,
| | | | |also called
| | | | |Sayif, is seen 2
| | | | |miles inland.
| | | | |
El Rahawat|1 | 90 |On left bank |Commencement of|
| | |nearly |Tura El Khadra |
| | |opposite Wad |(Green Canal) |
| | |El Zaki is El |district. |
| | |Rahawat | |
| | |watering | |
| | |place, good | |
| | |camping | |
| | |ground. | |
| | |Leaving this | |
| | |village the | |
| | |track on | |
| | |desert side of| |
| | |the | |
| | |cultivation | |
| | |should be | |
| | |followed. | |
| | |Three miles on| |
| | |sand dunes are| |
| | |passed on R., | |
| | |and behind | |
| | |them is the | |
| | |canal, some 20| |
| | |miles long, | |
| | |500 yards | |
| | |broad and 6 | |
| | |feet deep. | |
| | |(Feb’y.) | |
| | | | |
Sayif |5 | 95 | | |Good meshra and
| | | | |ferry to other
| | | | |bank; good
| | | | |building and
| | | | |cultivation. The
| | | | |road from here
| | | | |to Dabasi Meshra
| | | | |is over cotton
| | | | |soil with low
| | | | |scrub on river
| | | | |side.
| | | | |
Tura El |5 | 100 |Four miles | |Zif village.
Suk and | | |from river | |Hashaba a mile
Zif | | | | |to the E.
| | | | |
Dabasi |6 | 106 | | |Khalifa had big
Meshra, or| | | | |grain depôt
Dobasi | | | | |here, ruins of
| | | | |which can still
| | | | |be seen. Ferry.
| | | | |Road runs
| | | | |through sand
| | | | |hills ½ mile
| | | | |from river to
| | | | |Dabasi.
| | | | |
Dabasi |1½| 107½ |Telegraph line| |Fair-sized
| | _173_ |to El Obeid | |village, 400 to
| | |branches off | |500 inhabitants
| | |here from | |on road. From
| | |Dueim line at | |Dabasi to
| | |Minedrib | |Shabasha road
| | | | |remains close to
| | | | |bank, thence for
| | | | |next 10 miles 1
| | | | |to 1½ miles
| | | | |distant.
| | | | |
Amara and |1½| 109 |About 10 miles|Island Manir |Amara village
Jebel | | _175_ |west of left | |(or Um Arda).
Arashkol | | |bank is the |Long, flat, |
| | |high rugged |well-wooded |
| | |mass of Jebel |island opposite|
| | |Arashkol, with|Amara. |
| | |several | |
| | |distinct | |
| | |peaks. | |
| | |Volcanic. | |
| | |Chief peak | |
| | |named J. Abd | |
| | |el Daim | |
| | | | |
Shabasha |3 | 112 |Good camping |A ferry |
| | |ground and |connects |
| | |excellent |Shabasha El |
| | |watering |Gharb with |
| | |place. Village|Shabasha El |
| | |under spur |Sharg (on the |
| | |from main mass|east of the |
| | |of Jebel |river). |
| | |Arashkol. | |
| | |Track | |
| | |continues | |
| | |through | |
| | |cultivation. | |
| | |Good going | |
| | | | |
Ghobeisha |9 | 121 | | |The road closes
| | | | |to river at
| | | | |Meshra.
| | | | |Ghobeisha
| | | | |village. Good
| | | | |place for camp
| | | | |and watering.
| | | | |Road crosses
| | | | |open plain with
| | | | |high grass;
| | | | |cotton soil;
| | | | |probably under
| | | | |water at high
| | | | |Nile (?)
| | | | |
El Dueim |4 | 125 |Town of |Channel narrows|Road opposite
| | _201_ |fluctuating |to 1 mile or |Dueim leads to
| | |population of |less |Maatuk, Managil,
| | |about 7,000 | |and Wad Medani.
| | |inhabitants; | |
| | |disembarking | |
| | |place for El | |
| | |Obeid. Head | |
| | |Quarters of | |
| | |the White Nile| |
| | |Province and | |
| | |residence of | |
| | |the Governor. | |
| | |El Dueim is | |
| | |developing | |
| | |into an | |
| | |important | |
| | |trade centre; | |
| | |large market; | |
| | |principal mart| |
| | |for export | |
| | |Kordofan gum. | |
| | |Substantial | |
| | |Government | |
| | |offices. | |
| | |Starting point| |
| | |of Sudan | |
| | |transport | |
| | |service for El| |
| | |Obeid. The | |
| | |plain all | |
| | |round is open | |
| | |and the | |
| | |locality is | |
| | |fairly | |
| | |healthy. Up- | |
| | |stream from El| |
| | |Dueim some | |
| | |fine strips of| |
| | |cultivation | |
| | |occur along | |
| | |the foreshore.| |
| | |Behind this | |
| | |belt grows a | |
| | |fringe of | |
| | |acacias, and | |
| | |beyond lies a | |The east bank is
| | |rolling | |covered with low
| | |steppe. Action| |bush and a
| | |here 23.8.83; | |little
| | |small Egyptian| |cultivation.
| | |garrison | |Track leads N.E.
| | |repulsed | |(20 miles) to
| | |Mahdists. | |Maatuk.
| | | | |
Hassania |5 | 130 | |Island |Half a mile on
Island (N.| | | |(sometimes |Meshra Ghayafa.
end) | | | |under water) |Good camping
| | | | |ground and
| | | | |watering place;
| | | | |sandhill near
| | | | |Meshra. Sand
| | | | |fairly thick;
| | | | |cotton soil.
| | | | |
Denegila |5 | 135 | | |Village west of
| | | | |road opposite
| | | | |island of same
| | | | |name, chief
| | | | |village of which
| | | | |is Mahbale. 1½
| | | | |miles further is
| | | | |village of Abu
| | | | |Gurun, north of
| | | | |road where it
| | | | |crosses track to
| | | | |Um Saneita. Dura
| | | | |crops in this
| | | | |district.
| | | | |
Um Gar |3 | 138 |Um Gar |Um Gar Island. |
| | |village. Good | |
| | |watering place| |
| | |and camping | |
| | |ground. Track | |
| | |leads 5 miles | |
| | |to opposite | |
| | |Kawa, through | |
| | |bush and trees| |
| | | | |
Meshra El |5 | 143 | |Small floating |Thick bush close
Hella | | | |pieces of |to river to
| | | |_sudd_ begin to|Meshra El Hella.
| | | |appear |Road runs close
| | | | |to river to
| | | | |Kawa.
| | | | |
Kawa |3 | 146 |Wad Abu Rul, | |Large village,
| | _236_ |opposite Kawa.| |500 inhabitants.
| | |Thick bush and| |
| | |trees on | |Residence of
| | |banks. Gum | |British
| | |depôt | |Inspector and
| | |belonging to | |Mamur. Wooding
| | |Kordofan | |station for
| | |province. | |steamers. Post
| | | | |and Telegraph
Lakadawia |— | — | |Wooded island |Office. Road
| | | |close by, with |hence to Sennar.
| | | |north end |Kawa is built on
| | | |opposite, Kawa;|high land and
| | | |about 4 miles |bush is open all
| | | |long; richly |round it.
| | | |cultivated with|Inhabitants
| | | |a variety of |mixture Jaalin,
| | | |crops, |Hassania, and
| | | |comprising |Danagla. The
| | | |wheat, barley, |houses are
| | | |onions, lubia, |mostly round
| | | |bamia, and |with thatched
| | | |dukhn. Above |conical roofs.
| | | |this the forest|Large market,
| | | |belt covers |neat Government
| | | |both banks of |offices. Boat
| | | |the river, and |building has
| | | |is often |been started;
| | | |flooded for a |ferry. Track
| | | |great distance |from here
| | | |on either side |northwards (31
| | | | |miles) to
| | | | |Ma’atuk.
| | | | |
| | | | |The road runs ½
| | | | |mile from river
| | | | |through dura
| | | | |cultivation, and
| | | | |then over grassy
| | | | |plains past
| | | | |villages of Abu
| | | | |Hindi and Fum
| | | | |Omer to
| | | | |Shaggara.
| | | | |
Meshra |8 | 154 | | |Meshra and
Shaggara, | | | | |village close to
Kenuz | | | | |river, thence
| | | | |past Kenuz with
| | | | |island opposite.
| | | | |The road runs ¼
| | | | |to ½ mile from
| | | | |river. Hassan
| | | | |Allob on banks
| | | | |with village
| | | | |called Dabus
| | | | |opposite, still
| | | | |through dura
| | | | |country to Nur
| | | | |El Daim.
| | | | |
Hassan |2 | 156 |Village. | |
Alob and | | | | |
Dabus | | | | |
| | | | |
Nur El |3 | 159 | | |Large village
Daeim | | | | |and police
| | | | |station; 1 mile
| | | | |distant from
| | | | |river.
| | | | |
Khor Gusab|1 | 160 |Watering | |
(?) | | |place. Road | |
| | |now leads | |
| | |through dense | |
| | |bush; river | |
| | |unapproachable| |
| | |till Um Turan.| |
| | | | |
Sheikh’s |2 | 162 | | |Tomb of Sheikh
Tomb | | | | |Nur El Taib;
| | | | |three large
| | | | |trees, ruined
| | | | |mud and brick
| | | | |buildings and
| | | | |some flags mark
| | | | |it. Road bends
| | | | |due south to
| | | | |Shawal.
| | | | |
Shawal, |1 | 163 |Abu Lahm at |North end of |Village right.
Abu Lahm, | | _262_ |point of curve|Aba Island. |Three
and Aba | | | |Take western |conspicuous
Island (N.| | | |channel. Island|single hills
end) | | | |cultivated in |(Jebel Tuema?)
| | | |places, some 27|about 20 miles
| | | |miles in |south-east and a
| | | |length, belt of|fourth peaked
| | | |trees along |hill rather
| | | |river’s edge, |south of these
| | | |but interior |(Jebel Buyut?).
| | | |only thinly |Country on right
| | | |wooded. Higher |open bush,
| | | |at south than |slightly
| | | |at north end. |undulating, good
| | | |Inhabited by a |sandy watering
| | | |few Shilluks. |places on river.
| | | |From this point|
| | | |the character |
| | | |of both banks |
| | | |changes. The |
| | | |sand dunes seen|
| | | |lower down the |
| | | |river have been|
| | | |gradually |
| | | |disappearing, |
| | | |and black |
| | | |cotton soil now|
| | | |comes down to |
| | | |the water’s |
| | | |edge, which is |
| | | |fringed at low |
| | | |Nile by reeds, |
| | | |and by bunches |
| | | |of sudd which |
| | | |have floated |
| | | |down from the |
| | | |Bahr El Jebel. |
| | | |Beyond the |
| | | |fringe of are |
| | | |what are at |
| | | |high Nile |
| | | |grassy swamps, |
| | | |but at low Nile|
| | | |are dry and |
| | | |excellent |
| | | |grazing |
| | | |grounds. Behind|
| | | |this swampy |
| | | |ground is a |
| | | |belt of fine |
| | | |sant and other |
| | | |acacias. From |
| | | |here to |
| | | |Jebelein at low|
| | | |Nile thousands |
| | | |of sheep and |
| | | |goats and herds|
| | | |of cattle are |
| | | |seen grazing on|
| | | |either bank. |
| | | |These belong to|
| | | |the tribes |
| | | |living inland, |
| | | |where at this |
| | | |time of year |
| | | |water and |
| | | |grazing is |
| | | |scarce. |
| | | | |
Um Turan |2 | 165 |Watering | |
(?) | | |place. Road | |
| | |improves; good| |
| | |going along | |
| | |bank till | |
| | |Fachi Shoya. | |
| | | | |
Malaha |1 | 166 | | |Meshra Malaha
| | | | |and village
| | | | |Malaha; salt
| | | | |works. Road
| | | | |enters scrub;
| | | | |bush country to
| | | | |Marabia.
| | | | |
Marabia |8 | 174 | | |Action 29.4.83;
| | | | |Hicks Pasha
| | | | |defeated
| | | | |Dervishes. Good
| | | | |camping place on
| | | | |high ground,
| | | | |where there are
| | | | |ruins of an old
| | | | |fort and brick
| | | | |buildings. Road
| | | | |leaves river,
| | | | |crosses a grassy
| | | | |plain, probably
| | | | |under water at
| | | | |high Nile, past
| | | | |village Torba
| | | | |(186) east of
| | | | |road, and turns
| | | | |towards river.
| | | | |
Mahdi’s |1 | 175 | |Large tree on |
Place | | | |river bank; |
| | | |ruins of mud |
| | | |houses. |
| | | | |
Fachi |1 | 176 |Starting point|The banks on |
Shoya | | _283_ |for Sherkeila |both sides now |
| | |and South |begin to be |
| | |Kordofan. |fringed with |
| | |Country open. |reeds, the |
| | |Good camping |strip extending|
| | |and watering |gradually in |
| | |place. Village|width from a |
| | |deserted. Base|few yards to |
| | |of two |400 or 500 |
| | |expeditions in|yards. Behind |
| | |1899. |this are fine |
| | | |sant trees, |
| | | |etc. |
| | | | |
Hesai |2 | 178 |Thick trees |Between Aba |
Island | | |and bush, up |Island and |
| | |to 1½ miles in|right bank. |
| | |width, |Mangara village|
| | |commence |on Aba Island. |
| | | | |
El Alob |7 | 185 |Village; track| |
| | |leads S.W. to | |
| | |Gedid (33 | |
| | |miles). | |
| | | | |
Zeinuba |6 | 191 | |El Khema |“Manjera” (boat
and Aba | | | |district both |yard) of Zeinuba
Island (S.| | | |banks. Shilluk |under clump of
end) | | | |village at |large trees.
| | | |south end of |
| | | |Aba Island. |
| | | | |
Goz Abu |1 | 192 |Track leads |Wurelat Island,|Headquarters of
Guma and | | _309_ |S.W. (32 |opposite Goz |district of that
Wurelat | | |miles) to |Abu Guma. Large|name. Telegraph
Island | | |Gedid |grass islands |and Post Office.
| | | |make their |The telegraph
| | |Gum collecting|appearance in |line from Sennar
| | |station on |the river |(Blue Nile)
| | |L.B. |(January). The |across the
| | | |eastern channel|Gezira reaches
| | | |opposite Goz |the White Nile
| | | |Abu Guma is |here and
| | | |shallow, and |continues
| | | |dries up at low|southwards. East
| | | |Nile, when a |bank heavy grass
| | | |landing has to |with a few
| | | |be effected |acacias. The
| | | |either 2 miles |east channel
| | | |above the town |here is some 500
| | | |or on the west |yards wide. The
| | | |bank of the |north and south
| | | |island opposite|road runs ½ to 1
| | | |the town. |mile from river.
| | | | |Line of villages
| | | | |on high ground
| | | | |4½ miles from
| | | | |river. Good
| | | | |grazing; 400
| | | | |inhabitants;
| | | | |Tukls. Little
| | | | |trade. Greek
| | | | |merchants have
| | | | |collecting
| | | | |station during
| | | | |the gum season
| | | | |on the left
| | | | |bank, which
| | | | |belongs to
| | | | |Kordofan.
| | | | |
El Khema |7 | 199 | | |Road joins river
| | | | |at El Khema
| | | | |Police Post.
| | | | |Many birds and
| | | | |monkeys.
| | | | |
Abbassia |1 | 200 | | |Colony of old
Gedida | | _322_ | | |Sudanese
(Black | | | | |soldiers. East
Colony) | | | | |bank reed strip
| | | | |thinner than
| | | | |west.
| | | | |
Abu Zeid |8 | 208 |Abu Zeid |Passage only |Police Post,
| | _333_ |village. Bank |practicable at |east bank.
| | |continues |low water. The |Scattered trees
| | |fringed by |Abu Zeid ford |and bush, 1 to
| | |several |is a most |1½ miles in
| | |hundred yards |serious |width, commence
| | |of reeds. |obstacle to |again.
| | |Baggara Selim |navigation. At |
| | |country |this point, for|
| | |begins; |a length of |
| | |sparsely |some 4 miles, |
| | |inhabited, |the river |
| | |with thick |spreads out in |
| | |bush and trees|a broad and |
| | |behind. Good |extremely |
| | |game country |shallow sheet, |
| | |begins |at low Nile |
| | | |about 1,200 |
| | | |yards in width.|
| | | |Upon the bed, |
| | | |masses of what |
| | | |are called |
| | | |“fresh-water |
| | | |oysters” |
| | | |collect. The |
| | | |broken shells |
| | | |form, with a |
| | | |shingle, a kind|
| | | |of |
| | | |“conglomerate,”|
| | | |almost as hard |
| | | |as rock, and |
| | | |which nothing |
| | | |but a specially|
| | | |adapted dredger|
| | | |could remove. |
| | | |In March and |
| | | |April, in very |
| | | |low years, the |
| | | |depth of water |
| | | |here is in |
| | | |places not more|
| | | |than 1 foot 5 |
| | | |inches to 1 |
| | | |foot 8 inches. |
| | | |The forest is |
| | | |very thick on |
| | | |both shores, |
| | | |and on the west|
| | | |a wide belt of |
| | | |swamp and grass|
| | | |renders landing|
| | | |very difficult.|
| | | |The papyrus |
| | | |reed is first |
| | | |seen at this |
| | | |place, and |
| | | |occasional |
| | | |ambach. |
| | | |Floating |
| | | |patches of |
| | | |_sudd_ are met |
| | | |with in the |
| | | |channel, as |
| | | |well as many |
| | | |permanent large|
| | | |grass islands, |
| | | |the largest |
| | | |being those of |
| | | |Nuago and |
| | | |Musran. |
| | | |Hippopotami |
| | | |begin to appear|
| | | |in considerable|
| | | |numbers |
| | | | |
Masran |1 | 209 | |North end of |Road keeps close
Island (N.| | | |island. East |to river bank.
end) | | | |channel often |
| | | |much blocked |
| | | |with _sudd_; |
| | | |only a narrow |
| | | |passage of 50 |
| | | |yards being |
| | | |visible at |
| | | |times. Island |
| | | |thickly wooded |
| | | | |
Danko |4 | 213 | | |Shilluk village.
Shush | | | | |
| | | | |
Azalet |9 | 221 | |Rocks across |
Rocks | | | |main western |
| | | |channel. |
| | | |Dangerous at |
| | | |low Nile. |
| | | | |
Danko |6 | 227 | |Shilluk village|
Selim | | | |on Masran |
| | | |Island. Rocks |
| | | |in middle of |
| | | |stream; |
| | | |dangerous to |
| | | |navigation, |
| | | |especially at |
| | | |night. Here the|
| | | |reef runs right|
| | | |across the |
| | | |river channel, |
| | | |and the only |
| | | |method of |
| | | |passing safely |
| | | |at low water is|
| | | |to steer a |
| | | |course like the|
| | | |letter S. Many |
| | | |of the rocks |
| | | |are below the |
| | | |water surface, |
| | | |and their |
| | | |presence is |
| | | |only indicated |
| | | |by the ripples |
| | | |which they |
| | | |cause. |
| | | | |
Meshra |4 | 231 | | |Meshra to Masran
Zubeid | | | | |Island. Hence
| | | | |road winds
| | | | |through thick
| | | | |scrub, with
| | | | |patches of open
| | | | |country, to the
| | | | |ford at
| | | | |Jebelein.
| | | | |
Masran |5 | 236 | |Shilluk village|
Island (S.| | | |at southern |
end) | | | |point. Careful |
| | | |navigation |
| | | |necessary |
| | | | |
Jebelein |2 | 238 |Two roads lead|River about 500|The boundary
| | _383_ |north- |yards wide; |between the
| | |westwards from|rocks showing |White Nile and
| | |opposite |in places. Up- |Upper Nile
| | |Jebelein to |stream of |Provinces
| | |Gedid, etc. |Jebelein, for |belonging itself
| | |Baggara Selim |many miles, the|to the Upper
| | |live on left |country is most|Nile (Kodok)
| | |bank |dreary and |Province.
| | | |monotonous. A |Jebelein is
| | | |fringe of |easily
| | | |forest on |recognisable by
| | | |either bank |the five
| | | |marks the |peculiarly-
| | | |higher land. |shaped granite
| | | |Between this |peaks which rise
| | | |the river winds|abruptly from
| | | |through reedy |the plain on the
| | | |islands, masses|eastern shore.
| | | |of swamp grass |The highest of
| | | |and floating |these peaks is
| | | |weed. A series |perhaps 600
| | | |of islands now |feet. The
| | | |begins. Dinka |nearest is 1
| | | |country right. |mile from the
| | | | |river, and the
| | | | |farthest 3
| | | | |miles. They form
| | | | |an amphitheatre
| | | | |of rocky hills;
| | | | |two distinct
| | | | |masses, with a
| | | | |third hill to
| | | | |the east of the
| | | | |northern mass.
| | | | |Grassy plain
| | | | |between north
| | | | |and south
| | | | |ridges. Village
| | | | |on east of south
| | | | |ridge. The
| | | | |forest on the
| | | | |east bank is
| | | | |about a quarter
| | | | |of a mile in
| | | | |width, and
| | | | |extremely thick.
| | | | |Behind it
| | | | |stretches an
| | | | |endless expanse
| | | | |of prickly
| | | | |grass, some 3
| | | | |feet high,
| | | | |interspersed
| | | | |with clumps of
| | | | |mimosas. Lions
| | | | |and Tiang fairly
| | | | |plentiful. The
| | | | |soil is light
| | | | |and friable, and
| | | | |much of it must
| | | | |be flooded
| | | | |during the rainy
| | | | |season. One or
| | | | |two ravines
| | | | |serve as drains
| | | | |to this area.
| | | | |The ruins of
| | | | |Ahmed Fedil’s
| | | | |“Deim” are still
| | | | |visible here.
| | | | |This tract once
| | | | |formed part of
| | | | |the Dinka
| | | | |country, but is
| | | | |now quite
| | | | |uninhabited,
| | | | |most of the
| | | | |Dinkas having
| | | | |migrated to the
| | | | |south to escape
| | | | |the raids of the
| | | | |slave-traders.
| | | | |At this point
| | | | |the “serut” fly
| | | | |makes its first
| | | | |appearance, and
| | | | |remains an
| | | | |unwelcome guest
| | | | |throughout the
| | | | |journey to
| | | | |Kodok. This
| | | | |brown fly, which
| | | | |is about the
| | | | |size of a small
| | | | |wasp, has a
| | | | |sharp stab, and
| | | | |if allowed to
| | | | |settle speedily
| | | | |draws blood. Not
| | | | |poisonous. Road
| | | | |200 to 400 yards
| | | | |from river.
| | | | |Massacre of
| | | | |Egyptian troops
| | | | |by Mahdists in
| | | | |1882.
| | | | |
Meshra |3 | 241 | | |Meshra and
Sherif | | | | |camping ground
| | | | |good; name
| | | | |applies to
| | | | |country for next
| | | | |2 miles. Road
| | | | |runs through
| | | | |thickish thorn
| | | | |jungle; path
| | | | |good.
| | | | |
Bulli |6 | 247 | |North end of |Path keeps close
Island | | | |Bulli Island. |to east channel,
| | | |Western channel|which is nearly
| | | |100 yards |dry in April and
| | | |broad; eastern |May.
| | | |one bad. Narrow|
| | | |island 100 to |
| | | |200 yards wide,|
| | | |covered with |
| | | |grass and |
| | | |rushes |
| | | | |
Debba[33] |12| 259 | |Western channel|Sheikh’s tomb.
El Goda | | | |bad |Large range of
| | | | |hills west.
| | | | |Pointed peak
| | | | |about 30 miles
| | | | |east. Perhaps
| | | | |Abu Gurud (?).
| | | | |
Gamus |17| 276 | |South end of |
| | | |Bulli Island. |
| | | |Western channel|
| | | |about 80 yards |
| | | |broad. |
| | | | |
Karshawal |2 | 278 | | |Small Selim
| | | | |village, with
| | | | |old camp inland
| | | | |2 miles to
| | | | |south-east.
| | | | |Selim and Dinka
| | | | |Meshra.
| | | | |
Agang |18| 296 | | |Selim and Dinka
| | | | |villages about 3
| | | | |miles inland.
| | | | |
Renk |2 | 298 | |Thick forest on|Road closes to
| | _479_ | |both banks. |river.
| | | |From Renk to |Headquarters of
| | | |Ahmed Agha |Renk District.
| | | |there is no |Government
| | | |change in the |offices and
| | | |monotony of the|residence of
| | | |scenery. The |British
| | | |west bank is |Inspector. Good
| | | |very flat and |sandy meshra,
| | | |low, and the |open ground for
| | | |east bank is |camping large
| | | |covered with |force. Telegraph
| | | |thorn jungle, |and Post Office.
| | | |plenty of trees|Inhabitants,
| | | |and heavy grass|Dinkas and Selim
| | | | |Arabs, who own
| | | | |sheep, goats,
| | | | |and the former
| | | | |cattle. Thick
| | | | |forest.
| | | | |Mosquitoes very
| | | | |troublesome here
| | | | |after sunset.
| | | | |Action here
| | | | |15.9.98. Dervish
| | | | |“deim” bombarded
| | | | |and taken, and a
| | | | |steamer
| | | | |captured. Track
| | | | |to Gule and
| | | | |Roseires
| | | | |branches off
| | | | |here (_vide_
| | | | |Vol. 2).
| | | | |
Khor |2 | 300 | |The river is |Road leads
Deleib | | | |fringed with a |south-east to
| | | |belt of reeds |Khor Deleib and
| | | |on either bank,|runs along an
| | | |varying from 10|eastern branch
| | | |to 200 yards |of the Nile
| | | |broad. Thick |named Gaza El
| | | |forest both |Abiad. Village
Warrit, or|10| 310 | |sides. Much |of Sheikh Bakhit
Loingwin, | | | |bird life. |Niok (released
and Dabba | | | |There is a ford|slave from
Dungit | | | |across both |Cairo). South of
| | | |channels here |here people
| | | |(Ahmed Fedil |mostly Selim
| | | |crossed in |Baggara, living
| | | |1898), but it |in temporary
| | | |is rarely |encampments:
| | | |practicable |about 1 mile
| | | |except at low |inland for
| | | |Nile, and not |grazing.
| | | |always even |
| | | |then. Northern |
| | | |end of Wad |
| | | |Dakona Island; |
| | | |take western |
| | | |channel. A few |
| | | |Shilluk |
| | | |villages on |
| | | |this island |
| | | |formed by White|
| | | |Nile and Khor |
| | | |Gaza El Abiad. |
| | | |This khor at |
| | | |high Nile is |
| | | |probably 300 to|
| | | |600 yards wide,|
| | | |but at low Nile|
| | | |nowhere more |
| | | |than 300 yards;|
| | | |fordable nearly|
| | | |everywhere. |
| | | |Many wildfowl |
| | | |on it |
| | | | |
Um Hedeida|10| 320 | |Khor decreases |Track follows
| | | |till at Um |eastern bank of
| | | |Hedeida water |khor. Country
| | | |stagnant and in|covered with 3
| | | |small quantity |feet high grass
| | | |(February). |where not burnt.
| | | |Elephants drink|Scattered bush
| | | |here regularly,|“Heglig” and
| | | |but only at |“Hashab”; no
| | | |night. They |cultivation.
| | | |pass the day |
| | | |about 20 miles |Water reappears
| | | |inland in a |in khor. Selim
| | | |forest of dense|encampments east
| | | |kittr bush |of track.
| | | |which the Arabs|
| | | |call their |
| | | |“beit” or |
| | | |house. |
| | | | |
Leungtom |6 | 326 | |South of Wad |Meshra. Road
(D), or | | | |Dakona Island |approaches Nile
Domaia (or| | | | |for first time
El Wat | | | | |since Renk.
(A)) | | | | |About 1½ miles
| | | | |inland are
| | | | |villages of
| | | | |Kolang El Wat
| | | | |under Sheikh
| | | | |Salem Banga
| | | | |(also released
| | | | |slave from
| | | | |Cairo). Country
| | | | |fairly open.
| | | | |Track follows
| | | | |east bank of a
| | | | |khor. On west of
| | | | |track is a
| | | | |fringe of thick
| | | | |“talh.” To the
| | | | |east country is
| | | | |fairly open.
| | | | |
Debba El |5 | 331 |Dom Palms on |Two islands, |Commencement of
Zawia or | | |left bank as |western channel|Nabagaia
Zawa | | |well as on |80 yards; |District.
| | |right |shallow at low |Island. Swamp
| | | |Nile |grass and trees.
| | | | |First “dom”
| | | | |palms are met
| | | | |here.
| | | | |
Anok |4 | 335 | | |Village of
| | | | |Agweim Dinkas
| | | | |passed about ¾
| | | | |mile to east on
| | | | |slight
| | | | |elevation. Thick
| | | | |“talh” bush on
| | | | |either side of
| | | | |track. Village
| | | | |depends on river
| | | | |for water.
| | | | |
| | | | |Tereiba or Allal
| | | | |(D) district
| | | | |commences.
| | | | |
Debba |9 | 344 | | |Shade and good
Ibrahim | | | | |water in khor.
Sharak | | | | |Good midday
| | | | |camping ground.
| | | | |Jebel Ahmed Agha
| | | | |visible. From
| | | | |here on bush
| | | | |unpleasantly
| | | | |thick. Elephants
| | | | |and much game.
| | | | |
El Ragal |1 | 345 | | |Track branches
(A) | | | | |off east to
| | | | |Dinka village or
Senagul |4 | 349 | | |district of Kash
(D) | | | | |Kash (10 to 20
| | | | |miles from
| | | | |river?). Bush
| | | | |ceases to annoy.
| | | | |Elephants drink
| | | | |here.
| | | | |
Debba Abu |1 | 350 | | |Two main khors,
Teiba | | | | |Sangeir (or Ran
| | | | |(D)) and
| | | | |Mesangeir (or
| | | | |Balantega (D)),
| | | | |from the
| | | | |Abyssinian hills
| | | | |near Kirin (?),
| | | | |join the river
| | | | |here. Difficult
| | | | |to cross July to
| | | | |November.
| | | | |
Meshra |2 | 352 |Meshra on left| |
Meteima | | |bank. | |
(Selim) | | | | |
| | | | |
Jebel |1 | 353 |Western | |A solitary hill,
Ahmed Agha| | _568_ |channel best; | |250 feet high
(or Biba | | |70 yards. | |and 250 yards
(D)) | | |Matmar | |from east to
| | |district | |west along its
| | |commences; | |crest; great
| | |then Mohadan | |landmark;
| | |Zeraf | |volcanic; a few
| | | | |small trees to
| | | | |summit; stands 2
| | | | |miles from the
| | | | |bank. From its
| | | | |summit is seen a
| | | | |vast tract of
| | | | |trees and grass
| | | | |broken by khors
| | | | |and swamps. J.
| | | | |Ulu and Gerauit
| | | | |visible 60-70
| | | | |miles to the
| | | | |east. No break
| | | | |in the level.
| | | | |Much game.
| | | | |Several Dinka
| | | | |and Selim
| | | | |villages in
| | | | |neighbourhood,
| | | | |but in rains the
| | | | |Dinkas retire
| | | | |inland, and the
| | | | |Arabs to
| | | | |districts north
| | | | |of fly limit.
| | | | |Dinka Sheikh
| | | | |Jok. Many “dom”
| | | | |palms around the
| | | | |Jebel. Water is
| | | | |obtainable from
| | | | |Khor Biba. It is
| | | | |1 mile east of
| | | | |river, which
| | | | |here bends
| | | | |south-west.
| | | | |About 22 miles
| | | | |south-south-east
| | | | |of the Jebel, on
| | | | |the Khor
| | | | |Mesangeir, lies
| | | | |the village of
| | | | |Akorwen in a
| | | | |large grassy
| | | | |plain. There is
| | | | |a track up K.
| | | | |Rau to Awitong
| | | | |and several
| | | | |other Dinka rain
| | | | |villages. Thence
| | | | |track goes to J.
| | | | |Ulu and Gerauit,
| | | | |thence to Kirin
| | | | |or J. Jerok.
| | | | |
Edor |4 | 357 |Much game: |Shilluk village|Opposite this
Gamoia. | | |buffalo, etc. |on north end of|island, for
| | | |Gezira Wad |about 6 miles,
| | | |Beiker |extends the
| | | | |district of
| | | | |Heglig or Tau.
| | | | |
Gamus |6 | 363 | |Shilluk village|
| | | |on the island. |
| | | |The sheikh, |
| | | |after whom the |
| | | |village is |
| | | |named, is a |
| | | |refugee from |
| | | |Cairo. |
| | | | |
Dabba |1 | 364 | | |Opposite south
Marbeit or| | | | |end of Wad
Shakab | | | | |Beiker. A grand
| | | | |game country.
| | | | |
Kwe |2 | 366 | | |A Dinka Farik.
| | | | |
Alumbal |1 | 367 | | |Sheikh Ajak’s
| | | | |village. Country
| | | | |round is fairly
| | | | |open, scattered
| | | | |“kittr” and
| | | | |“naal” grass.
| | | | |Both these
| | | | |villages are
| | | | |under Sheikh
| | | | |Salem Banga of
| | | | |El Wat. Track
| | | | |south-east to
| | | | |Akorwen, 22
| | | | |miles.
| | | | |
Meshra |1 | 368 |Meshra on left| |The meshra
Zeraf | | |bank also | |extends for
| | | | |about 2 miles,
| | | | |the road skirts
| | | | |the river and
| | | | |crosses a wide
| | | | |shallow khor
| | | | |called a
| | | | |“farlegh” or
| | | | |“rigl” by the
| | | | |Arabs. It is
| | | | |said to come
| | | | |from near
| | | | |Aturuk.
| | | | |
Rom or Um |4 | 372 | | |Dinka village
Gursan | | | | |named Rom, under
| | | | |Sheikh Jok. The
| | | | |district for the
| | | | |next 8 miles is
| | | | |known by the
| | | | |Arabs as Um
| | | | |Gursan. The
| | | | |track from Renk
| | | | |to here is, as a
| | | | |rule, excellent,
| | | | |but from here to
| | | | |Kaka bad;
| | | | |passing over
| | | | |hard-baked,
| | | | |badly cracked
| | | | |cotton soil.
| | | | |Splendid game
| | | | |district on both
| | | | |banks.
| | | | |
Ardeib El |6 | 378 |Ardeib El | |District of
Miriam | | |Miriam | |Tereiti begins.
| | |district on | |
| | |west bank | |
| | | | |
Meshra Rom|2 | 380 | | |Telegraph line
or Tereiti| | | | |passes here.
| | | | |Ageir district.
| | | | |
Fil and |3 | 383 | | |Ageir Dinka
Ajak Kwa | | | | |villages. Track
El Mango. | | | | |about 1 mile
| | | | |from river.
| | | | |Country open
| | | | |with patches of
| | | | |bush here and
| | | | |there. Track
| | | | |goes further
| | | | |from river; at
| | | | |knoll called
| | | | |Debba Shagerab
| | | | |road bends
| | | | |westwards and
| | | | |crosses a marshy
| | | | |(in rains) plain
| | | | |to Debeik,
| | | | |Sheikh Akol’s
| | | | |village, about 1
| | | | |mile from river
| | | | |opposite Kaka.
| | | | |
Kaka and |11| 391 |Kaka is one of|Many grass |On the eastern
Debeik | | _634_ |a collection |islands block |bank the swamp
| | |of Shilluk |the river |is perhaps 500
| | |villages |channel, which |yards wide
| | |spread along |averages from |behind it the
| | |several miles |300 to 400 |eternal belt of
| | |on the left |yards in width.|forest. Outside
| | |bank, 400 |Near Kodok |of this again
| | |yards from the|these grass |stretches an
| | |river. From |islands occur |endless plain of
| | |this point |in constant |high grass
| | |southward, the|succession, and|dotted with
| | |villages on |on the west |clumps of trees.
| | |the western |bank a double |This side of the
| | |bank of the |line of Shilluk|river is quite
| | |river are |villages is to |uninhabited,
| | |continuous. |be seen—the one|except by a few
| | |They cluster |on the edge of |Shilluks who
| | |along the |the swamp, and |cross the river
| | |ridge and |the other |for the purpose
| | |behind the |further inland.|of hunting or
| | |forest. In |Landing can |fishing.
| | |front of them |only |Occasional big
| | |extends a |occasionally be|khors run into
| | |broad belt of |effected on |the Nile on the
| | |swamp, mostly |either bank of |eastern bank.
| | |dry at low |the river |These
| | |Nile, varying | |depressions run
| | |in width from | |for many miles
| | |a few hundred | |inland, and
| | |yards to over | |their banks are
| | |a mile. | |covered with a
| | |Landing at any| |thick growth of
| | |point along | |thorny trees.
| | |this reach is | |
| | |impossible | |
| | |except at low | |
| | |Nile. The | |
| | |marsh is very | |
| | |deep, and | |
| | |covered with | |
| | |thick grass | |
| | |and reeds, | |
| | |through which | |
| | |nothing but | |
| | |hippopotami | |
| | |can force | |
| | |their way | |
| | | | |
Ajok |8 | 397 | | |Skirting an open
| | | | |marshy (in
| | | | |rains) plain on
| | | | |right and
| | | | |following line
| | | | |of trees on left
| | | | |Ajok (Dinka
| | | | |village) is
| | | | |reached. Tracks
| | | | |now become
| | | | |numerous and
| | | | |ill-defined; the
| | | | |one followed led
| | | | |across an open
| | | | |marshy (in
| | | | |rains) plain to
| | | | |the Nile, 2
| | | | |miles north of
| | | | |Kaka Wood
| | | | |station.
| | | | |
Kurwa |5 | 402 |Road starts | |
district | | |from here to | |
| | |Fungor (Mek | |
| | |Bosh-Nubawi) | |
| | |(41), and J. | |
| | |Gedir (71 | |
| | |miles). No | |
| | |landing place.| |
| | | | |
Kaka Old |2 | 404 | |The river now |Known as Hellet
Wood | | | |curves to the |El Nyam-Nyam,
Station | | | |west and then |close to river
(1902) | | | |to the east |bank; wood
| | | | |station. Much
| | | | |game
| | | | |here—waterbuck,
| | | | |lion, cobus
| | | | |leucotis, &c.
| | | | |
El Gerab |7 | 411 |Village. | |The country in
| | |Marshy banks; | |the bend the
| | |a few trees | |river forms is
| | | | |called Gerab El
| | | | |Aish (bread-
| | | | |bag?).
| | | | |
Melut |2 | 413 | | |Telegraph
| | | | |station,
| | | | |Government
| | | | |buildings, and
| | | | |residence of
| | | | |police officer.
| | | | |Line crosses
| | | | |river to west
| | | | |bank. Track
| | | | |leads from here
| | | | |to Kirin, on the
| | | | |Abyssinian
| | | | |frontier.
| | | | |
Demtemma |3 | 416 |Shilluk | |Demtemma. Small
| | |village left. | |village 700
| | |Sheikhs Kodak | |yards from bank.
| | |and Tak | |Headquarters of
| | | | |district
| | | | |officer.
| | | | |
Sheikh |2 | 418 |Unapproachable| |Sheikh Lowir (D)
Delal | | |by steamers at| |village two
| | |high Nile; a | |hours inland
| | |string of | |east.
| | |villages now | |
| | |extends, 1 to | |
| | |2 miles | |
| | |inland, along | |
| | |the west bank | |
| | |for many | |
| | |miles. | |
| | | | |
Sheikh |31| 449 |His villages |Floating |Dinka villages
Nyekeia | | |extend for the|islands |right bank; but
| | |next 10 miles.|frequent. |not so numerous
| | | |Western channel|as Shilluks on
| | | |200 yards |left bank.
| | | | |
Kodok[34] |10| _669_ |Up narrow |Country on each|A track leads
| | 459 |backwater on |bank open |south from
| | _738_ |left bank. |grassy plain, |opposite Kodok
| | |Position 9° |with bunches of|to Uryong on the
| | |53′ longitude,|big trees, |Sobat, about 40
| | |32° 8′ |resembling a |miles. Three
| | |latitude. |park |wells at Dunjol,
| | |Height, | |13 miles south.
| | |according to | |Open grassy
| | |Austin, 1,360 | |country most of
| | |feet. Date | |the way, up to
| | |palms. At low | |within 7 miles
| | |Nile a steamer| |of Uryong, when
| | |cannot get up | |thick thorn bush
| | |the backwater,| |continues to the
| | |and has to | |river.
| | |discharge on | |
| | |the east bank | |Scattered Dinka
| | |of the | |villages at
| | |peninsula | |intervals.
| | |forming the | |
| | |backwater. The| |
| | |latter has | |
| | |then to be | |
| | |crossed in | |
| | |boats. | |
| | |Headquarters | |
| | |of the | |
| | |Province. | |
| | |Telegraph | |
| | |station and | |
| | |post office. | |
| | |Government | |
| | |buildings, | |
| | |brick stores, | |
| | |zinc roofed. | |
| | |Native village| |
| | |600 yards to | |
| | |west, with a | |
| | |few shops, | |
| | |where small | |
| | |requirements, | |
| | |such as | |
| | |sardines, | |
| | |cigarettes, | |
| | |etc., can be | |
| | |purchased. | |
| | |Trade goods | |
| | |popular in | |
| | |these parts | |
| | |can be | |
| | |procured here.| |
| | |Garrison of | |
| | |two companies.| |
| | |Marchand’s | |
| | |garden, etc., | |
| | |kept up. His | |
| | |expedition | |
| | |arrived here | |
| | |June, 1898; | |
| | |attacked twice| |
| | |by Dervishes. | |
| | |Anglo- | |
| | |Egyptian | |
| | |expedition | |
| | |arrived | |
| | |10.9.98. | |
| | |French | |
| | |evacuated | |
| | |December, | |
| | |1898. Was in | |
| | |the old days a| |
| | |considerable | |
| | |trading | |
| | |station. | |
| | |Climate | |
| | |unhealthy July| |
| | |to October. | |
| | |Millions of | |
| | |mosquitos. | |
| | | | |
Lul |18| 477 |Austrian Roman| |
| | |Catholic | |
| | |Mission | |
| | |Station. | |
| | |Flourishing | |
| | |garden on | |
| | |bank. Station | |
| | |600 yards | |
| | |inland. Staff | |
| | |of about five | |
| | |fathers and | |
| | |three sisters.| |
| | | | |
Taufikia |34| 511 | | |Station second
| | _822_ | | |in importance in
| | | | |U.N. Province.
| | | | |Headquarters of
| | | | |a Sudanese
| | | | |battalion; 300
| | | | |inhabitants;
| | | | |Mamur; deleib
| | | | |and dom palms,
| | | | |also acacias;
| | | | |Old Government
| | | | |post under
| | | | |Ismail. Sir S.
| | | | |Baker’s
| | | | |headquarters in
| | | | |1865, etc.;
| | | | |“Baker’s Tree”
| | | | |still remains.
| | | | |Fairly healthy
| | | | |site, but little
| | | | |trade. Country
| | | | |in rear marshy,
| | | | |but never
| | | | |flooded. White
| | | | |ants bad. Good
| | | | |landing place.
| | | | |Proposed site
| | | | |for a dockyard
| | | | |(1904).
| | | | |
Sobat |5 | 516 |Village left |River channel |Mouth of River
River | | _830_ |opposite |bends gradually|Sobat or Bahr El
[_The | | |junction. |due west. |Asfar. Yellow
river | | |Sheikh Luong |Average breadth|river, 80 to 150
between | | | |at Low Nile 150|yards wide; well
the Sobat | | | |to 300 yards. |defined banks;
mouth and | | | |Numerous |current of
Lake No | | | |islands and |cream-coloured
has not | | | |backwaters in |water three
yet been | | | |places |miles per hour.
accurately| | | | |Almost at the
surveyed. | | | | |junction, on the
The | | | | |left bank of the
figures | | | | |Sobat, is the
given in | | | | |(deserted) fort
this | | | | |built in 1898.
portion | | | | |This point was
must, | | | | |reached from
therefore,| | | | |Abyssinia by
be | | | | |Colonel
accepted | | | | |Artomonoff and
with | | | | |Messrs. Faivre
caution._]| | | | |and Potter ten
| | | | |days before the
Finidawi |— | — |The left bank | |Marchand mission
| | |is still | |passed (vide p.
| | |studded with a| |141). Seven
| | |chain of | |miles up the
| | |Shilluk | |Sobat on its
| | |villages | |north bank, and
| | |standing about| |six miles across
| | |a mile from | |southwards from
| | |the river. The| |Taufikia, is the
| | |intervening | |American
| | |space is | |Protestant
| | |covered with | |Mission Station
| | |long grass, | |of Tatûg or
| | |but open in | |Deleib (amid a
| | |places, with | |grove of deleib
| | |stunted | |palms “tuga”).
| | |solitary | |Flourishing.
| | |trees. Much | |Shilluk
| | |game. | |neighbourhood.
| | | | |
Khor Attar|1 | 517 | | |Wooding station;
| | | | |good landing
| | | | |place; swampy
| | | | |inland. Khor
| | | | |running in from
| | | | |due south. Trees
| | | | |and grass,
| | | | |ambach, &c.
| | | | |
Tonga |4 | 521 | |East end of |
| | | |Tonga Island |
| | | |begins. Very |
| | | |low; annually |
| | | |covered by the |
| | | |flood. Width |
| | | |from one to two|
| | | |and a-half |
| | | |miles. At low |
| | | |Nile the |
| | | |channel |
| | | |separating it |
| | | |from the |
| | | |mainland is dry|
| | | |at the western |
| | | |end. The |
| | | |eastern part of|
| | | |this channel is|
| | | |termed the |
| | | |River Lolle or |
| | | |Fanakama. At |
| | | |its eastern end|
| | | |it is 80 yards |
| | | |broad and about|
| | | |three feet deep|
| | | |(in April); it |
| | | |is doubtful |
| | | |whether it is a|
| | | |river at all; |
| | | |but it has been|
| | | |reported to |
| | | |come from the |
| | | |Nuba hills. It |
| | | |was explored by|
| | | |Marno in 1880 |
| | | |for about 32 |
| | | |miles, and by |
| | | |Colonel Sparkes|
| | | |in 1899 for |
| | | |about 28 miles |
| | | |(stopped by |
| | | |sudd). A branch|
| | | |from the Lolle |
| | | |forms the |
| | | |western part of|
| | | |the channel |
| | | |referred to. |
| | | | |
Gabt El |5 | 526 | | |Formerly a base
Megahid | | | | |camp for sudd
| | | | |cutting parties.
| | | | |
Shakwa El |5 | 531 | | |Shilluk
Shilkawi | | | | |villages—group.
| | | | |
Bahr El |16| 547 | |Western end of |Mouth of the
Zeraf | | _880_ | |Tonga Island |Bahr El Zeraf;
| | | | |38 yards broad;
| | | | |little or no
| | | | |current; 19 feet
| | | | |deep (low Nile).
| | | | |
Maya |53| 600 | | |A large lagoon
Signora | | | | |(explored by
| | | | |M’lle. Tinné
| | | | |(Dutch) in
| | | | |1863), over 500
| | | | |yards wide,
| | | | |extending for
| | | | |some distance
| | | | |alongside the
| | | | |river. Likely
| | | | |place for sudd
| | | | |to collect.
| | | | |Connects with
| | | | |Bahr El Jebel,
| | | | |13 miles up
| | | | |stream of Lake
| | | | |No.
| | | | |
Lake No |12| 612 | |Entrance to |
| | _985_ | |Lake No. Mouth |
| | | |of the Bahr El |
| | | |Jebel. For |
| | | |description of |
| | | |Lake No _vide_ |
| | | |p. 165. |
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