Miles 
Intermediate Total Hours 
and the summit was reached without muoh 
difficulty. Some camels took 7 hra. to do 
this march. On top a broken, much 
undulating, well cultirated thickly 
inhabited plateau; some big trees in 
places. An Abyssinian post here, 
unfortified, with a garrison of about 100 
men with seme rifles as at Gullif. The 
approach to it from the S, could easily 
be held by very few men against a strong 
foroe. Very bad path. Very little 
camel food. Pair grazing. Oood supply 
of water from stream. 
HOTB . - It is difficult to estimate the 
strength of any Abyssinian post 
correctly. The approach of any 
Buropeans is always known some days 
before, and in all probability to 
"make a show", the post is reinforced 
for the occasion. 
6 434.6 3 ..... Alt. 6,000 ft. Temp. 87 P. East over 
Tery broken hilly country with short very 
steep ascents and descents and in some 
places swampy streams about 20 yds. wide 
to cross with bad bottoms and low banks. 
Then over rirer Nyero, a foot-bridge, 
swift flowing stream about 10 yds. wide 
and 2 ft. deep. Good bottom and low 
banka. Then over email level plain and 
up path cut on side of narrow valley and 
easy descent into well vooded valley. 
Country well cultivated in places and 
thickly inhabited. Bad path. Good 
supply of water from stream. Bad camel 
food. Pair grazing. 
6 439.5 2 BAHCO Alt. 6,200 ft. Temp. 77 P. Lat. 6® - 
43" - 11’ N. 
E. up side of valley with short very 
steep aecente and descents over dry beds 
of streams running into it on very sandy 
path affording no foot-hold for camels. 
Gradual ascent up to water-shed and then 
eaey descent into a well cultivated valley 
about 1 mile wide. Baroo, an Abyssinian 
post, is on the top of a hill about 
1,000 
