Mixes 
Intemediate Total Hodra 
1,000 ft. higher than the valley and to 
the N. of it. A steep had path up to it 
which oould easily he held hy a few 
resolute men against a strong force. Bid 
not see Barco, hut saw about 400 
Ahysslnian soldiers, about 80 mounted, and 
was told a laurge number were away with the 
Bas at Adis Ababa. Bad path. Country 
well cultivated. Good supply of water 
from stream. Fair camel food. Bad 
grasing in valley. Better on slopes of 
hill. (Was met by headioan of Baroo with 
400 men; about six 303 rifles and three 
450 rifles amongst them •> remainder had 
usual French rifle - "St. Etienne. 1874"). 
3 442.5 1 Alt. 6,300 ft. Temp. 76 F. 
N.E. up valley which gradually narrows, 
slopes well wooded, to watershed. Fair 
path. Qood supply of water from stream. 
ITo camel food. Fair grazing. 
Abyssinian post here with about 20 men 
with rifles. Approach from the N. easily 
defended by very few men against any 
numbers. 
2 444.5 2 ..... (in straight line as path twists very 
much). 
Alt. 3,800 ft. Temp 80 F. Lat. 8° - 
60" - 42’ N. 
K.E. down path leading to plain below 
with unloaded camels. This path is out 
on the side of a very steep hill and 
eventually runs on to a spur of the 
mountains and so on to the plain. The 
gradient is not steep but for the first 
2 miles the path was very narrow, and in 
places quite broken or washed away. The 
latter part of the path had been made 
good for me by order of the Headman at 
Barco, 300 natives employed for 2 days, 
but would be washed away by the first heavy 
rains. On the left side going down there 
is an almost sheer drop of from 50 to 400 
feet. The camels were taken down 
unloaded; but even then five of them 
slipped off the first part of the path 
and 
