184 UGANDA AND THE EGYPTIAN SOUDAN.

south ; in fact, I believe it may be placed not more than 1° north of the Congo.

We arrived at Dem Idris on the evening of November 21, and stayed in a good house built by the former agent, Idris Bey. It was made of brick, and had two stories, the stairs leading to the second story being built outside the house. Several holes through the walls showed where Suleiman's shells had penetrated. That night we were too tired to do more than eat our supper and go to bed ; after camping in the open, it was quite a novel experience to have a roof over our heads.