Vin PREFACE. 



Lakes Menzaleh and Borollos, also Hassan Bey Harris, the then Mudir of Beni 

 Souef, and Muftah Bey in the Faynm. During my stay at Assuan in August and 

 September 1900, I received much hospitality and assistance from the late 

 Major Hunter and officers of the Xth Soudanese. At Wacly Haifa I was indebted 

 to Major Macauley and Capt. Midwinter for the help they afforded me in the 

 transport of baggage &c. at the various times that I passed through their station. 

 Whilst in the Dongola province I received every assistance from Col. Hickman, 

 the late Governor, and also from his native officials both civil and military, and at 

 Abu Hamed from Capt. Hayes-Sadler. During the time I spent at Omclurman and 

 south of it, I was afforded every facility for carrying on the work by the kindness 

 and assistance of H.E. the Sirdar, Sir Reginald Wingate, and various officials, both 

 civil and military, amongst whom I should like to mention Bond Bey, Mr. R. E. 

 Poole, Major Howard, and Capt. Parker, also Major Matthews, Capt. Morant, 

 and Agmie Effendi, the Water Transport Officer. For assistance whilst up the 

 Blue Nile, my best thanks are due to Major Smith at Wad Mecline, likewise to 

 Major Phipps, who was good enough to place his sailing-boat and crew at my 

 disposal ; when further up the river, viz. at Rosaires, I was much indebted to 

 Capt. S. Cameron, and also to Capt. R. J. Done, who kindly transported myself, 

 servants, and baggage from Rosaires to Khartum. In connection with my work 

 up the White Nile, my thanks are due to Major Blewitt, Mudir of Fashoda, to 

 Lieut, de Montmorency (now Viscount Frankfort) at Goz abu Gumah, also to 

 Bimbashi Crispin, and Lieut. Drury, R.N., and especially to Lieut. Bell, who was 

 then in charge of the district between Kenisseh and Mongalla. My thanks are 

 likewise due to Mr. R. McD. Hawker (who was on a shooting-trip up the river), for 

 his kindly assistance in many ways, not the least of which was a supply of drugs, 

 of which I had run short. At Gondokoro I received both assistance and kind 

 hospitality from Mr. H. R. Maxsted and Capt. R. Owen, late of the Uganda Rifles. 

 To Mr. J. R. Newlove, M. A. Delovar Effendi, and A. R. Keldany Effendi, formerly of 

 the Medical School, Cairo, I am much indebted for assistance in many ways during 

 the course of my work." 



Personally, I must, in the first place, express my sense of deep gratitude for 

 the genial encouragement bestowed on me at the outset of this undertaking by my 



