AGARU. 243 Alare, along the broad sandy bed of which we had to walk for some minutes. That very large volumes of water must often be carried down this channel to Khor Koz was very evident from the steep fall of the bed, and the piles of rubbish and fragments of rock upon its sides. One hill followed another, and the ascent, which had been quite perceptible from Tdrangole, now became steeper and steeper. We first crossed Khor Loppolo, which sends its waters into the Khor Agaru; it came straight from the mountains, had a deeply cut channel, and even at this time of the year contained a little water. A short halt enabled us to obtain a good view of the little station at the foot of the high Kela hill. A quarter of an hour’s descent, in a more southerly direction than we had previously followed, brought -us to Khor Okora, a foaming mountain torrent, which contained colder water than I had ever before found in Africa. This khor skirts the Kela hill in a narrow channel, twenty feet deep in some places, and then meanders on towards the south. The station of Agaru is situated on the southern slope of the hill.

2. From AGARU THROUGH FADIBEK TO FAJULI AND BACK TO FADIBEK.

SITUATION OF AGARU—RESEMBLANCE OF ITS INHABITANTS TO THE SHULI ——LANDSCAPE SCENERY—GAME-PRESERVES—SAVANNAH-LIKE CHARAC-TER OF THE COUNTRY—GEOGRAPHICAL INQUIRIES.

AGARU is still one of our advanced posts. It is situated three days’ good march from our nearest station in Latuka, a day and a half’s march from Fadibek, and three or four days’ march from Fajuli. The lofty Langia range forms a large crescent as it runs from the east by the north to the west. Towards the western extremity of its convex side is situated the Kela hill, close by which our station stands. The mountains, which are partially wooded, are composed of masses of primitive rocks, a grey granite speckled with black predominating. ‘The gleaming threads of the two mountain torrents, Amok and Okora, may be seen descending the Langia and uniting about