By Captain H. D. W. Lloyd, February, 1904.

Place.Miles.Description.
Inter-mediate.Total.
There is no obstacle on this route to themovement of men, mules or donkeys, during the dry season. But avery little rain would make many of the khors impassable toanimals. The river Ba during the rains would have to be crossed inboats. There was ample water for 500 men and 300 mules or donkeys.The route lies chiefly over ironstone rock, with black alluvialsoil in and near the khors.
Tonj River Post——Leaving the fort the road follows theleft bank of the river Ba; good track.
Khor3320 yards wide, 5 feet deep, muddy bottom,if not bridged would be a serious obstacle. Track skirts theforest.
River Ba36The actual valley is 1½ miles wide,alluvial soil covered with grass 6 to 8 feet high, now dry. Theriver channel 75 yards wide, 12 feet deep, and has been bank fullof water this year. Water in January 30 yards wide, 20 inches deep,sandy bottom. No difficulty in ascending banks.
There is now a slight track only. Theroute followed the edge of the forest on the right bank of theriver Ba. Good going, but the khors running into the river would bedifficult after rain. Water for drinking obtained from khors.
13th mile713Route leaves valley of river Ba andfollows the right bank of Khor Sunni. Good going, khor from 50 to1000 yards from route which followed the edge of the forest. Bushseldom very thick, but grass troublesome in places.
Pool Dam Lkobo20½33½Route crosses to left bank of Khor Sunni20 feet deep, 3 yards wide at bottom, 25 yards wide at top; runningwater 6 inches deep.
Pool Gutti235½Large pool in khor, said never to dry up.Guide was not very sure of name, but place unmistakable. Bareironstone running from edge of forest to khor. Running water nowceases and the only water is in pools.
Route crosses several shallow but widekhors full of elephant tracks; high grass.
Da Kobi1247½(Called by another guide, Akkuir). Da =pool in Bongo. Dirty water but quite drinkable.
Pool Dormunga6½54Pool 100 yards long in khor, very goodwater. Good shade near; road crosses several ironstone ridges andsome low ground now dry, but would be very swampy in rains.
Pool Higoli7½61½Pool in khor. Good water. Good going butthick bush.
Pool Kunga44¾66¼Pool in a khor running into Khor Sunni,80 yards in diameter, good clean water. Said always to containwater.
Minobolo4¾71Two miles before reaching Minobolo, twodeleib palms are seen and the track crosses a small khor. For 1½miles this khor contains a succession of pools. Minobolo is thesite of an old slave dealers’ zeriba, 30 feet above khor. Watersaid to last all the year.
The route follows the Khor Sunni,crossing it twice and passing several small pools.
Pool Riggu879In the midst of many deleib palms, goodwater. Much game about. This is the last pool on the KhorSunni.
The country now rises slowly until theroute passes between two red ironstone hills (rising 100 feet abovethe track) covered with bush. The route then descends and entersthe valley of the Khor Takor which flows S.W. to the river Ba.
Toko5½84½Pool of good water; said to last all theyear.
Da Higi2½87Pool of good water; said to last all theyear. Site of old Bongo village. Route now follows right bank. Goodgoing.
Ungulu2¼89¼Pool in khor; drying up rapidly inFebruary. Route crosses to left bank, and a mile on there is alarge grey granite rock 30 feet high, 50 yards in diameter.
Mungola2¾93Pool in khor; said never to dry up. Goodwater; some bad going due to elephant tracks.
Dih396Several large pools which are said neverto dry up. Good shade.
From here to Higola pool there are tworoutes, an eastern and a western. The former is the better goingbut the latter has more water on it.
WESTERN ROUTE.
Follows the Khor Takor for 2 miles, thenturns S., crosses the Khor Teih at the Pool Ngomala, and half amile on enters valley of the Khor Biuku, which flows northwards andwestwards to River Ba; much bush and grass. Three miles fromNgomala, route crosses khor; rocky ground, bad going. After 7miles, Angaga, a pool in Khor Biuku, is reached. Water said to bedry up; much high grass. A mile S., route again crosses the khorand ascends an ironstone ridge, which it follows for 5 miles; goodgoing; to Higola 5½ miles, a pool fed by a spring, situated on E.side of ridge in the Khor Todor.
EASTERN ROUTE.
Route goes nearly S.E. for 2½ miles, thenturns lightly W. of S.
Khor Teih2½98½Now nearly dry. One or two small dirtypools. Khor 20 yards wide, 8 feet deep, steep banks. Flows W. toRiver Ba. A mile and a half on the Khor Todor is seen E. of routewhich follows the left bank to Higola. Good going skirting thebush. Valley of khor full of high grass. The Khor Todor flowsnorthwards into the Khor Teih.
Higola5½107Bad going for first 2 miles, ascending arocky ironstone ridge. Thick bush. Then along the level for 2miles, when the end of the ridge is reached. There is then a rapidbut easy descent of nearly 200 feet to the Khor Veitatei. Routefollowed right bank to the River Ba, but it is better to cross thekhor from 1 to 2 miles before reaching the river.
River Ba11118Forty yards wide and unfordable, withslight current E. to W.; following the bank for a mile through highgrass and crossing the Khor Veitatei the river bends S. Near alarge Bolo tree. S. of this tree is a good ford. Water 2 feet 6inches deep. Sandy bottom.
Right bank easy, left bank had to beramped. Good shade on right bank. None on left.
Route now nearly due S., through highgrass. Near River Ba for 2 miles. Then crosses a small khor withrunning water and ascends a hill to Sheikh Toin’s, the River Babeing left to the eastwards.
Sheikh Toin5¼123¼Village burnt 11th February. Situated ontop of a grey sandstone hill. Water from pool in Khor Maposho, amile S. From this village to Rikta’s there is a good track. Muchbush and high grass.
Khor Maposho5¾129Track again crosses the khor. Two goodpools. Long grass and thick bushes.
Hukwar’s7136Small place. Good pools ¼ mile N.W. Burnt10th February. Track continues through high grass and bush for 4½miles to the first houses of Rikta’s village.
Khor Menza5½141½A narrow but deep khor with thicklywooded banks. Many pools both above and below track.
High grass, with clearings forcultivation: dura, telibun and maize (very little).
Khor Nabazibi¾142¼A large khor, with thickly wooded banks.Many pools of good water, both above and below track. Was bridgedby Rikta, but bridge burnt. There must be 7 feet of water in thekhor at times. The width varies from 30 to 60 yards wide, the morenarrow portions being between ironstone rock.
Rikta’s——The Sheik’s house (burnt 10th February,1904) was 250 yards from the bridge. The village was scatteredalong the higher ground on both banks of the Khor Nabazibi. Exceptwhere cleared for cultivation, the country is covered withscattered trees and high grass.

55.—WAU TO TEMBURA.

By Captain A. B. Bethel, R.A., August, 1904.

Water, etc.In the dry season, I consider that this road would present a good many difficulties in the way of water supply for troops or animal transport using it.

Transport.In the wet season, the road is only fit for carrier transport, as many of the khors are so full that it would entail swimming the animals across, and carrying the baggage over by hand; bridging one or two more of the khors would assist matters a good deal, but the River Bo is too wide for a bridge to be thrown across it, and I think it quite possible that these small native-made bridges would be swept away in the deep khors. A small Berthon boat is indispensable to anyone using this road in the wet season.

Track and country.The track is a well marked one the whole way. After leaving the Zeriba of Kutsuk Ali, the country becomes undulating till Khor Abera is reached, and there are several ridges, with steep ascents and descents; from this, the track is fairly flat till it reaches Tembura’s village, though, S. of Gedi’s village, it runs along the foot of the Undili Mountains. In the wet season, the track is very much overgrown with grass and short scrub to the S. of Ali’s Babai; N. of it, the grass is not so high, nor so thick, but the going is bad, as much of the track is under water, and it is especially so between Khors Gullamba and Gumbola.

Place.Miles.Description.
Inter-mediate.Total.
Wau——
River Wau4—Good ford in dry season, about 2·6 to 3feet deep.
Sheikh Kwol’s village (Resthouse)10143 rest houses, well in village, river 2miles away.
Zeriba Kutsuk Ali3172 small wells close to Zeriba.
Khor Kossukali (Rest house)12292 rest houses.
Khor Abera (Rest house)5342 rest houses, water all the year.
Khor Tela (Rest house)7412 rest houses.
Khor Borda950Water said to be in a pool here all theyear.
Khor Nyeka (Rest house)9592 rest houses.
Khor Gumbala (Rest house)10692 rest houses, water said to be in poolsall the year.
Khor Gullamba (Rest house)11801 rest house, deep khor, 5 feet deep inwet season, water probably all the year. Rest house.
Khor Gomereh383
Khor Deboka and Sheikh Ali’sBabai (Rest house)1699Deep khor, water all the year, Tukls inold village still intact. 2 rest houses.
River Bo (Rest house)121112 rest houses, easily crossed in dryseason; boat necessary in wet season, as it is 80 yards wide. Waterall the year.
Khor Gutti19130Water probably all the year.
Sheikh Wura’s village (Belanda)(Rest house)61362 rest houses, water all the year.
Gedi’s village (Rest house)121481 Tukl and 1 Dahr-El-Tor, water all theyear.
River Duma19167Bridge, water all the year.
Sheikh Bumangedi’s son’s village6173Water all the year.
River Yebbo6179Bridge, water all the year, about 15yards wide.
Tambura’s enclosure3182

56.—WAU to DEIM ZUBEIR.

Major W. A. Boulnois, April, 1901; and Lieutenant-Colonel Sparkes, April, 1903.