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(273) down palm seems t ‘tend déwn the Nile only to the Zeraf and so far un ag 
(275) Gondokoro,. at Nead wind continued all dmy. Pasred a group of small bare 
@ranite hills at noon at Jebelein. Saw several crocbdiles and a few Hippo 
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during the day. “rees fringed both bank: + Bome distance, chiefly large 
thorn trees. Anbatch everywhere along the shore. 13: Arrived at 21 Duein 
at daybreak and reneined there until 11 Az. ent ashore and shot birds 
near the beach. ‘hot two open-hilled storks and severel white vultures. 
Jaw many burrows of Gerbils but no lizards. <A few thorn trees grew near the 
towng 2lso0 some of the catciaw thorn bushes which were so common on the 
Zerefl and at Gendoxora, “The Arabs call it Kithir. Below "2 Duein a short 
distance the ‘aa changed to sendy deserts with no trees or bushes and 
the Hile with ae andy r instead of grassy bankas (276) Went ashore at 4 P.M, 
about 20 miles below &1 Dueim. At bane & the river in lined by small 
andy and covered with ¢@ 
sand dunes bare of vegetation, 
course vritiah gras nume sous milk wead bushes like those seen first 
Hission. Sav no land birds, 
mammals here in a ¢ hour stroll. "he hank of the File 
slope and dined by short green grass Like Lawn on which herds of 
sheep, donkeys, horses and cattle were erscine. (277) 14: 
at noon at the Gordontree a short distance ebore Khartowm where 
ur mil and HacLaughlin the journelist. Arrived at Khartow 
disembarked and took quarters at the palaces 
The Blue Eile was verw low and we shink several 
from the White Nile. The water was Glear end dark, quite 
muddy water of the thite Nile. The country about Mhertovn 
sand nh a@ few milkweed bushes and bunch grass, the towm itself is relieved 
oy date palms and ornamental trees of verious sorts. Saw Salvi's collection 
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which ne made in the Lado and Monpalin provinces, lear Lado Station he 
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ary +e & pay 
40% two white Shino end his Dr, sate they naw e dozen each day. At Monpeliea 
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they found a herd of 10 8, African Hland end shot the old bull which was 
quite bluish with fair horns [ saw the skull but the dried skin was rolled 
tightly. He had a series of sbont 10 male buffalo from near Lado end 
Mongélie, These were &11 small like the Colonels head and many 
shorter horned with very little dip to them, coming out quite stra 
17; 7, lets for Cairo at 10 P.M. 18-24: Snend the time packing collection 
on the Dal at the Sudan Development and Sxploration Go's station, in North 
Khertowne Set ont 2 few mouse traps in the desert about the thorny kittir 
bushes. A large single atriped Arvisanthus was very abundans in the day 
and at night many amail Dinodiilus were taken but no other marmils. 
the electric nower (279) house across the ~iver a striped hyaena was taken 
daring our stay and a large nivet-cat wea raported about the houses there. 
"hea desert was dotted with kittir and milkyve ed bushes bub tree growth or 
erags was lacking: alone the blue vibes 2e4: Left at 9.50 FP... on the train 
for Cairo. 265: At daylight we were & Little balow Berber on a flatish 
sandy desert dotted evervwhere with lines of black boulders projecting a 
few feet above the sand, like reefs, “hese reefs were also seen along the 
covered by_@ 
/g 
which we skirted at times. he desert was in places/scattered frowth 
of thorny bushes and e few small thava trees. Along the Nile 
down pnelms extended and an the immeaciate bank (260) @rew a fringe 
antelone or sane wAR seen. A Te crows Were seen 
Mo, A- north many rocier hills and moun 
aegert. Arrive? at Tadi Halfa at 10 PP... and went 
the steamer Britian which let early the next } ne 26: Stopped 
Abu Simbel and ited the temples and photo rephed and 
the huff-colorad sandstone bl 
Nile here cuts through s sandstone plateau which 
above it, Between the foot af these bluffs and the Nile 
rags 
bieck soil extends which wes covered by & heavy crop of wheat 
Passed an old Toman fart on one of the bluffs at noon. (81) 27: Arrived 
6ariy in the morning at Shellal. “ook a boat at 7 AJM. and went to the 
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Mis atrrehure is Iniit of solid granite (re some 150 feet 
t the top about 50 feet wide. Below the dam is a series of cate 
P ; : ee 
aracte, £4 rocky granite island« thooueh which the river rashes. <After- 
ward we visited the temple on the island Philae which ere now pertially 
submerged on aacount of the dan. “he hills about the dam ave every here 
naked masses of ret pranite, many being rounded bould no veretation 
anywhere except where irri: Soo the train at 10 Ait. and avyived at 
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Luxor at 5 P.M, Most of the way was through sandy desert skirting the Wile, 

