MUGI. 75 to march on the upper and longer road ; our progress was also impeded by the numerous rock-bound streams flowing into the ri'er. Mugi is situated not far from the Yarborah rapids. It was here that, when bringing the steamer Khedive from Gondokoro to the Albert Lake, it was found necessary to take her to pieces and carry her overland to Dufli, all efforts to drag her up the rapids proving unsuccessful. This transport was a work of no slight difficulty, and reflects great credit upon the Arab engineer, Ibrahim Kalliphi, upon whom the weight of the work fell.

Since my previous visit Mugi had been moved from its former site, in consequence of the overflow of the Nile, and entirely rebuilt. "We camped under the shade of a splendid tree, close by the waterside, and I much enjoyed the view of the grand swiftly flowing river with the Neri hills (15U0 feet) on the west bank, and Mounts Forki, Kokuge, and Mone on the east. At Mugi a tale is told of Gordon Pasha, that on one occasion when hardly pressed by the natives, he sprang into the river, and, holding his rifle out of the water, swam across, reaching the other side in safety, to the astonishment of all beholders. Fortunately for him there are few crocodiles in the river where it is so rocky and rapid, or he might have found them more dangerous than the Baris.

Fourteen streams were passed in the twelve miles'