By Major C. W. Gwynn, C.M.G., D.S.O.
| Place. | Miles. | Description. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inter-mediate. | Total. | ||
| Uryong | — | — | Uryong is a small Dinka village on theright bank. From this point there is a much used short cut straightacross to Kodok. The road from Uryong as far as the beginning ofthe Dunjol villages must be almost entirely under water at highNile, but even then the Dinkas can find the track, which is markedhere and there by small mud heaps. In the dry season from Uryong toDunjol is generally traversed by night, as there is no waterobtainable till the Dunjol wells are reached. From Uryong the roadtraverses open marsh land for about 2½ miles and then enters a beltof thick white thorn about 3 miles wide. After this the countrygets more and more bare, and for the last half of the way to Dunjolthere are no trees at all. |
| Dunjol | 31 | 31 | At Dunjol there are a number of Dinkavillages which stretch north along a very shallow khor, in whichwells are sunk some 30 feet deep in the black clay. They arerevetted with grass. |
| Village | 9 | 40 | The tree belt nearthe Nile is visible from these villages, and there are many pathsleading off it. After following the line of the khor for about 5miles, the road strikes off towards the Nile and passes through avillage which draws its water from the Nile, then it turns northagain and passes through another village before descending into themarsh ground flooded at high Nile. |
| Village | 6 | 46 | |
| Opposite Kodok | 2 | 48 | The road from Dunjol to this last villageis sandy, and would probably be generally dry. |
[20]For description, vide Part I, [ p. 119.]
[21]In 1904, there was a small village and well at J. Mazmum.
[22]A road has been cut (1904) direct from Agadi to Gule.
[23]A good deal, if not all, of this wad has been cleared (1904).
CHAPTER VI.
(SOUTH-EASTERN SUDAN.)