By Lieutenant A. M. Taggart, 1st Bombay Lancers, July, 1896; Captain McKerrell, Cameron Highlanders, December, 1897.
By Captain Bower, I.S.C., and Editor, July, 1896.
By Major Powell, R.E., March, 1903.
By Major Powell, R.E., March, 1903.
By Major Powell, R.E., March, 1903.
By Major Powell, R.E., March, 1903.
By Lieut.-Col. Mitford, April, 1899.
(Corrected up to1900.)
(Various.)
Grazing.Plenty for camels, &c., all along the route.
Water.Anywhere for the digging, except between Khor Lokweb and Khor Ali Gebrat, 28 miles, and between the latter and Kassala, 18 miles.
Camping ground.Good anywhere along the route.
Wood.Plenty for fuel and for making rough shelters.
Going.On the whole excellent for camels, horses, &c. Convoys should not take more than 14 days to do the journey from Suakin.
Parties without heavy baggage should do it easily in 9 days.
N.B.—As the major portion of this route leads through Italian territory, it is not now generally used south of Khor Langeb (videnote to Khor Langeb, 51st mile).
By Captain H. H. Morant, April, 1900.
General Remarks.The most direct road to Maman is the old telegraph route which leaves Kassala in N.N.E. direction past the north end of J. Mokram, and after following the new telegraph line for about 10 miles then turns nearly due north and leaves the new telegraph to the east. Country: good going, covered with scattered bush, but thicker along khors, some of which are more or less serious obstacles in the rains. Though water is not plentiful along this route it was sufficient in April, 1900, to enable a party of 50 Camel Corps, 2 horses, 50 natives on foot, and 2,000 head of cattle and sheep to reach the wells at Tukruf, near Kassala, without any special arrangements for water.
Maman is on the direct road to Suakin: for portion of route to Suakin N. of Maman,videRoute 8.
By Captain Kenrick, 11th Hussars, September, 1901.
N.B.—The localities of wells and water in the country described in both the following Route Reports depend largely on the season and the year, and to a great extent on local rain storms. Much reliance cannot therefore be placed on previous reports.