The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-02-26

New York sun, writes 49, follows ~ III
=. route from Suaklm 20 Berberi No niue
has been said aud written on the use Z
! tho route from Suskim 10 Berber, H.
, advantages aud iis Disadvantages, that
may be interesting o. road adesoriptio
Of II In detail.
In 1875 when chief Of the Genera
Stan Of the Egyptian army, | sent owe
that route highly intelligent and AZ
complished officer ~ engineers, Maj. III
@. Prout, with in,-fuctions 10 examin
II carefully and report upon II asa lin'
Tor wagon road,
Ho performed the duty with the care
intelligence, and ability which Away
characterize his work, and from the re
port which he made 10 me | give the
following description.
The wells which supply water "a
the town OF Suakim are distant from
tho port about two miles, and these
wells are the ordinary starting point for
caravans going To Berber
Thence, Tor distance of q little NOR O
than nine miles, tho route runs north
westerly across q smooth, nearly level
plain, grayelly and Etrewn with small
boulders. At about nine miles from
Suakiu are found the wells Of HHuiouk,
live In number, one furnishing GOOD
drinking water, the others being hrack-
ish, but serving for camels and Re-
douins. The plain thus trayorsed rises
slightly, and Is cut by numerous torrent
beds, through which water runs from
tho mountains during seasons OF
rain. Sometimes no rain falls In that
I al mi nj kyn NJ In
cession.
At about II miles from SuRkim the
road enters the mountains, following
the valley or torrent bed at O.THou.
At - distance of about 10 miles from
Suakim, in the torrent he'd Just named,
are found tho wells of O-Taou, two In a
number, yielding water sufficient for
80 men and rs many horses. Atter
leaving these wells, tho fost hills close
in on the torrent bod, forming defile
between the valleys of O.Taou aud
SinkRt.
The valley of Slnkat Is about three
miles long and three wide, enclosed 10y
high and rugged mountains. In this
valley grow small acacia trees, and
many Juicy shrubs are found which FUR
mish forage for camsls and goats.
Three wells are found at Sink1t, only
r few feet deep. These I'LL slowly when
200 horses aud 800 camels kept them
drained. The altitude of SinkaJ above
the sea is very nearly 800 feet.
AIS miles from Surtin the road be-
comes a nero ietilo, hemmel in by
mountain sides, with little more than
space for tho torrent bed.
l. The next valley beyond Sukat Is that
of o. Mareg. The divide between the
two is distant 30 miles from >ulkim. a
/ Il 1V,f Of ~ vide
leads one into the valley OF O.Mareg'
which IL very crooked, and from
one to two miles in width. Ia IL are
found = few small trees aud shrubs,
but no water. The road runs through
this valley for ABOUT six miles and n
halt, and then for 10 miles winds among
rocky foot hills. Al about ~ Hiles IRON
SuaEim the road suddenly opens out
into Wady Ahmed. The aScents when
approaching it from thu east, are so
gradual as to be barely parceptiblr.
This valley is about 10 miles across from
east to west and probably about the
same from north to south. The surface
il gravelly, strewn with fragments OF
traprock and porphyry. In some parts
of it are small areas of thin soil, " here
are found few small trees and shrubs
and where, at rare intervals, a very
small patch OF doora "a species OF sor
ghum) is cultivated. In this valley arc
: found the wells of Kisibil, with good
water for small party.
AT 60 miles from Saukim n short,
steep and narrow path leads through d
high, abrupt mountain range iron
Wady Ahmed to Wady Haratree. The
latter in its lower course is but r d9tile
winding between the granite slopes Of
the mountains.
Toward the north, while following the
road, glimpses were had of small tribu
tary valleys, which looked rs il they
might afford slight pasturage or brows
ing for the tlocks of the Bedouins. The
route follows down the Wady Haratree
about three miles, whom il suddenly
opeus out on a broad plain, across
which the course is due southwest fNl
nearly eight miles to the well OF
Salamat.
In tho Wady Haratree are found the
wells of TaInai, at 62H miles, and
Tuahwah, IS miles from Suakim.
these are deep, curbed wells and give
a supply of good water for say 500 men
and their animals.
The wells of Salamat are two in mum
Der; tho distance from Suakim IL u
miles. These are large, c}lrbed wells,
supplying largo quantity OF go0d
10 the westward of Wady Haratree
the low hits close in on the road, and
at Tx miles from Suakim Wady
O-HaDol is entered. For AZ miles the
course is through barren, treoless val
lev, Then tho foot hills are entered,
and at IS miles from Suakim the route
passes through mountain!
chain BY o ,h stSo Rad ana KoE LIFs1
A march OF 81 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 ~ miles, and then an equal
distance between rocky hills, the route
then enters tho narrow valley, Wady
Yumga. a water hole, named Biz
H,abu. is found at 80 miles from Sua-
kim. This furnishes very small guam
titv of GOOD water, AtGGH miles is BIZ
Aide -Hab, which yield large guam
THY OF water Of good quality. The road
continues on among rocky hills until
the pretty valley of AriaD Is reached,
distant from Suck m liz miles.
Here three large weli-constructed wells
yield abundance of excellent water.
This valley is about five miles long aud
two miles wide, 1t furnished, in 1919,
good grazing or browsing Tor caneis on
| goats Notwithstanding the fact that no
rain had fallen during two years before
MANY large acsci1s grow here, and fam
lies of Bedouins seem TO be established
with their tlucks and herds in tho
region. Twelve and ha'f miles fur
Their on tho route leaves the declining
mountains. Then, for . or 30 miles,
tho course is over barren plains, with
occasional masses of low hills to Wady
Lemeb Here is a broad plain of hight
loan bearing much coarse grass and
little other heritage.
Beyond Wady Ariab no water is found
until O-Back is reached, 173 miles from
Suakim. At O-Back there are about sc
wells, which are constantly filling VI
and new ones arc aug, These wells are