Lake Victoria to Khartoum 



most of the tribes belonging to the White Nile, 

 the Baris have a strong objection to sell their 

 cattle. Thus you may starve in the midst of 

 beef! 



We marched on through the same dry scrub 

 jungle till we reached the Kit River, another 

 of the perennial tributaries of the Nile, now 

 dry but for a shallow trickle. By the Kit River 

 was a comfortable banda, at which we had intended 

 camping for the night, but, finding our day's march 

 had been accomplished in a very short time, we 

 decided to double it and get along ; moreover, 

 time was pressing, and every moment was of im- 

 portance. Thus the 14th of December saw us at 

 Gondokoro. 



The last part of the march was through most 

 uninteresting and dreadfully dry country, the 

 monotony of the scenery being broken only by 

 the grandeur of the Belinian Hills. 



There was dhurra cultivation only near the 

 base of the mountains, as the soil was poor and 

 sandy. We thus had a fairly clear view of the 

 country. Cattle were grazing in herds on the 

 distant high ground, with native boys and men 

 tending them. The ground was perfectly cleared, 

 as the cattle had fed off the grass till at a little 

 distance it looked as smooth as a garden lawn. 

 From the position we occupied, the country in- 

 clined upwards towards the base of the mountains 

 about three miles away. This stretch abounded 



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