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Alare, along the broad sandy bed of which we had to walk for 

 some minutes. That very large volumes of water must often 

 be carried down this channel to Khor K5z was very evident 

 from the steep fall of the bed, and the piles of rubbish and frag- 

 ments of rock upon its sides. One hill followed another, and 

 the ascent, which had been quite perceptible from Tarangole, 

 now became steeper and steeper. We first crossed Khor Lop- 

 polo, which sends its waters into the Khor Agaru ; it came 

 straight from the mountains, had a deeply cut channel, and even 

 at this time of the year contained a little water. A short halt 

 enabled us to obtain a good view of the little station at the foot 

 of the high Kela hill. A quarter of an hour's descent, in a 

 more southerly direction than we had previously followed, brought 

 us to Khor Okora, a foaming mountain torrent, which contained 

 colder water than I had ever before found in Africa. This khor 

 skirts the Kela hill in a narrow channel, twenty feet deep in 

 some places, and then meanders on towards the south. The 

 station of Agaru is situated on the southern slope of the hill. 



2. From Agaru through Fadibek to Fajuli and back 



to Fadibek. 



SITUATION OF AGARU — RESEMBLANCE OF ITS INHABITANTS TO THE SHULI 

 — LANDSCAPE SCENERY — GAME-PRESERVES — SAVANNAH-LIKE CHARAC- 

 TER OF THE COUNTRY — GEOGRAPHICAL INQUIRIES. 



Agaru is still one of our advanced posts. It is situated three 

 days' good march from our nearest station in Latilka, a day 

 and a half's march from Fadibek, and three or four days' march 

 from Fajuli. The lofty Langia range forms a large crescent 

 as it runs from the east by the north to the west. Towards 

 the western extremity of its convex side is situated the Kela 

 hill, close by which our station stands. The mountains, which 

 are partially wooded, are composed of masses of primitive rocks, 

 a grey granite speckled with black predominating. The 

 gleaming threads of the two mountain torrents, Amok and 

 Okora, may be seen descending the Langia and uniting about 



