The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-19

are found the wells of O,Taou, two in =
NUMBER n yielding water sufficient fol
Zoo men and as many horses. After
leaving these wells, the foet hills close
III on the torrent bed, forming detile
between the valleys of O-Taou and
The valley of Sinkat is about three
miles long aud three wide, enclosed bv
hlgh ana rugged mountains. In this
valley grow small acacia trees, and
many Juicy shrubs are found which fur
nlsn forage for camels and goats.
Three wells are found at Sinkat, ONLY
few feet deep. These fill slowly when
emptied. In 1875, in winter, 200 men,
2OO horses and 800 camels kept them
GRAINED. The altitude of Sinkat boye
the sea is very nearly $50 feet.
At2o miles from Suakim the road be-
comes mere detile, hemmed in by
mountain sides, with little more than
space for the torrent bed.
The next valley beyond Sinkat il that
OF y. Mareg. The divide between the
Two Is distant 80 miles from Suakim. A
descent of some 100 feet from the divide
reads one into the valley of O-Mareg
winch ls very crooked, and from
one 10 Two miles in width. In il are
round few small trees and shrubs.
this valley for ABOUT six miles and A
halt, and then for 10 miles winds among
rocky loot hills. At about 40 miles from
Suaklm the road suddenly opens out
into Wady Ahmed. The ascents when
approaching it from the east, are so
gradual as to be barely perceptibIn.
This valley is about 10 miles across from
east to west, and probably about The
Same from north to south. The surfac q
Is gravelly, strewn with fragments OF
traproek and porphyry. In some parts
OF IL are small areas of thin soil, here
are found few small trees and shrubs,
ana where, al rare intervals, very
small patch OF doora "a species of sor-
| ghum) Is cultivated. In this valley are
found the wells OF Kisibil, with good
water for Il small party.
Al go miles from Saukim short.
steep and narrow path leads through a
hlgh, abrupt mountain range from
Wady Ahmed to Wady Haratree. The
latter III its lower course is but detile
winding between the granite slopes OF
the mountains.
Toward the north, while following tho
road, gimpses We're had of small tribu-
tary valleys, which looked as if they
might afford slight pasturage or brows
ing for the flUCks Of the Bedouins. The
route follows down the Wady Haratree
about three miles, when il suddenly
opens out on broad plain, across
which the course is due southwest for
nearly eight miles to the well OF
Salamat.
Ia the Wady Haratreo are found the
wells OF Tamai, at G2lS miles, and
Iuahwah, IS miles from Suakim.
these are deep, curbed wells and give
a supply OF good water for say 600 men
ana their animals.
The wells of Salamat are two in num-
Der; tho distance from Suakim is "A
miles. These are large, curbed wells,
supplying a large quantity of good
water.
TO the westward of Wady Haratree
the low hills close in on to road, and
at M miles from Suakim Wady
O-HabOl is entered, For ~ miles the
course IL through barren, treeless val
ley. Then the foot hills are entered,
ana at IS miles from Suallim tho route
passes through mountain
Gus delile leading into Wady Kokreet.
A march OF So miles down this wady
takes one out of the mountains on to a
broad, level plain, barren and rocky.
Continuing on over this plain for dis
lance OF IA miles, and then an equal
distance between rocky hills, the route
then enters the narrow valley, Wady
1umga. A water hole, named Biz
III abu, is found AZ % niles from Sua.
kim. This furnishes very small uuan.
tity Of good water. At 9TJI miles is Biz
Abd-ol Hab, which Sic dis large quan.
THY OF water OF good quality. The road
continues ON among rocky hills until
the pretty valley OF Ariab is reached
distant from Sunk IN ll0 miles,
Here three large well-c0nstructed wells
yield abundance of excellent water.
! This valley is about five miles long n Id
two miles vide IL furnished, in 1875,
good grazing or browsing for camels or
goats, Notwithstanding the fact that no
rain had fallen during two years before.
MANY large acacids grow here, and fam
HES OF BedOuins seem To be established
with their locks and herds in the
region. Twelve and u hat miles fur
ther on the route leaves the declining
mountains. Then, for - or 30 miles,
the course is over barren plains, with
occasional masses of low hills TO Wady
Lemeb. Here is broad plain of light
loan bearing much coarse grass and
little other heritage.
Beyond Wady Ariab no water is found
until O-Back is reached, l73 miles from
Suakim. Az O.Back there are about 30
wells, which are constantly filling up
aud new ones are jug These wells are
small shafts, sunk about 30 to 10 feet In
the sand, and sustained by wooden
curblng, The water, when they are first
dug, Is drinkable, though saltish. Later
IL become. uni for use, except for ami
mails. The supply is quite limited, Bv
good management 400 mon and their
animals could be supplied here.
Leaving .. Back, no water is to be had
for y distance of about oil miles. Then
Bir MahObe is reached, which Is only
two hours distant from the Nile. Al
Bir Mabobe there is a large we'll of tx
cellent water.
AT D Back thore ia belt OF sand dunes
about i've miles wide, running nearly
north and south, and rising perhaps rs
feet above the PLAN. From these dunos
To the Nile stretches stony plain, wa.
terless aud treeess.
About II miles from the above-meu-
toned dunes isa solitary granite hill
called the Hermit, Landmark for tray
eiers, and near this hill the plain is COW
cred with Fragments Of petriied wood.
The route Is almost everywhere posi-
bic for wagon service. Some portions
would require work, aud the sand dune
district would ds very dllllcu,t to tra-
verse with wheels.
The temperature IN April rises during
the afternoon IN about 100 degrees Fab.
renheit. The radiation and reflection
ot the heat from the ground makes
marching on foot very psinful.
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Senator stanford.
SAN FRANC 1880, Feb. Is. Senator
plgnt I.aluuH 49,.