134 Bahr el Ghazal Country.

As far as the hills of Labigo and Gangara travelling is difficult, as there is a great growth of bamboo, wood, and bush ; and having passed these, there are still many difficulties to contend w Tith in the shape of watercourses and swamps.

The Mundi territory commences south-west of the Moku hill. Near Kudurma, the topographical features consist in low hills and bush, alternating with papyrus-growing marshes.

From Kudurma to Amusei, marsh land predominates ; here is the extremity of the plateau which culminates in the hills above referred to ; to the south and south-west of the plateau lies an extensive plain, watered by the River Mense, and inhabited by the Bombeh tribe.

To the west and north-west is the land of the Abaka, a country characterised by ranges of high hills, intersected by valleys and tracts of low-lying ground. To the east of this district, the station of the Chief Tomaga is of great importance from a hydrographical point of view, and will be referred to hereafter.

Between Hassan and Kudurma the country is very broken, and intersected by numerous streams, which are running all the year. The hills rise to a height of about 540 to 660 feet, and the banks of the streams are covered with a luxuriant growth, including trees of great size.

Betwreen Kudurma and Konfo, this country is very similar in character to the above ; the passage of the Aire or Hire (the source of the Kohl) is difficult, and a rich vegetation is everywhere met with.

At Konfo the hills disappear, and to the north, northwest, and south-west a bush-covered country is found.

The district from Konfo to Gosa is flat alluvial land, bordering the River Aire ; and as far as the eye can reach no mountains are visible. Great acacia trees tower over the bush, with which the plains are covered, and travelling out of the trodden path is almost impossible, owing to the tangled mass of reed-like grasses and vines.

To the west of Konfo, the country, though not flat, has no hills of any great size, except towards the wooded district to the south of the Kudurma, where the rocks consist of gneiss and red granite. In the low land to the sOuth-west of this, where some small tributaries of the Aire have their origin, there are large districts of bamboo.