Route III. From Wayta Kebir to El Fasher.
One day east to Um el Atham, a Bedayat well.
One day south to Baky.
One day south to the well of El Guttara.
Two days east to ’Ain el Baytha, a Bedayat well.
Two days east to Baou, a Bedayat well, or pool, in a fertile valley inhabited by Bedayat.
One long day, or a day and a half, south to Kuffara, a valley with plenty of water.
One day east to Medjoures, a valley containing many wells.
Three days and two “hours” east to Wady Howar. The road crosses the Howar Wady, and, after leading for a two days’ journey further east-south-east, it enters one of its tributaries—the Wady Faruwiah. After crossing the wady, the road leads for two days south-east to Musbut.
Musbut and Faruwiah are both said to be large wadies containing many wells. Musbut is said to be on the Derb el Arbain, the old “forty days” caravan road from the Sudan by which slaves used to be taken to Egypt.