CHAPTER IV.
ROUTE FROM CASSALA TO SOUAKIM.
Facilities of the Port of Souakim—Fortifications of
Cassala—Conquest of Nubia—Cruel Taxation—Extreme Cheapness of
Corn—Cultivation of Cereals—Arab Bread—Military Position of
Cassala—The Base—Prepare to start from Cassala—Mahomet's
Family Tree—Mahomet meets Relations—We cross the
Gash—Stalking the Ariel—Bagged the Game—Descent of
Vultures—Change of Scenery—The Source of the Delta—The Parent
of Egypt.