Place.Intermediate.From Sobat Mouth.From Khartoum.
Miles.Kilometres.Miles.Kilometres.Miles.Kilometres.
American Mission (Tatug or Deleib)99524843
Khor Filus415½528849½
Gokjak101619½32538865½
Abwong6310182½133601966
Nasser107172189½3067081138
Pibor Mouth27½44217349735½1182
Machar36½58½253½406½7721240½
Jokau1626269½4347881267
Balankun914½278½448½7971282
Itang3658314½5078331340
Fenkio2337337½5448561377
Gambela1829355½572½8741406
Baro Ford2642381½6149001448

[85]Abyssinian boundary.

[86]During the driest season of the year there is no difficulty in marching along either bank. Between Itang and Nasser the best road is along the right bank.

[87]For distances along the Sobat, vide [p. 152.]

[88]Between the Pibor and this point is a dreary, treeless, uninhabitated region of marsh. Above Gadjak the banks are finely timbered, and the river scenery is quite beautiful.

[89]Many Anuaks are to be seen marked with the Nuer tribal mark, i.e., 6 parallel horizontal lines across the forehead.

[90]Vide footnote to [p. 135.]

[91]Now moved to Finkio.

[92]Though the supposed mouth at Machar is deep and 30 yards wide, whilst that at Jokau is only 5 yards wide, there seems good reason to doubt if the former is in any way connected with the Khor Garre. Capt. Wilson was informed by the natives in February, 1904, when the Machar was entirely dried up, whilst the Jokau was a strong flowing stream 3 feet deep, that the former is not a mouth of the Garre. In June, 1904, the discharge of the Jokau was very marked, being of a muddy-white colour similar to the Pibor. At Machar, on the other hand, though the khor did contain water, perhaps an overflow from the Baro, no discharge was noticeable.

[93]For description of Upper Pibor, vide [p. 151.]