CHAPTER III.

Land journey per camel to Dongola Camels, their habits and

diseases.

AT length, on the i2th November, we got our orders

to proceed the next morning to Dongola (235 miles)

per camel-back, and started accordingly. Of the other

four companies of the G.C.R. that we had left at

Assouan, two (the 2nd Grenadiers and 2nd Cold-

stream detachments) received their camels there, and

were marching up, and the other two were to follow

by steamer to Wady Haifa, receive their camels there,

and all come on together. Both the Heavy and the

Light Camel Corps were still at Assouan, waiting for

their camels. We heard a rumour that the only reason

why we were sent up first was, because the only

saddles yet ready were the light knifeboard pattern,

which was too light for the Heavies. The Lights