234 UGANDA AND THE EGYPTIAN SOUDAN.

profuse in their thanks. Altogether, the Sheer natives seem to be of quite a different type to the surrounding tribes.

We noticed as we passed through the cultivated land good post-and-rail fences protecting the dhurra from the antelojoes. All kinds of large game appear to be very plentiful here.

A march of seven hours and a half brought us to the small Egyptian station of Foroga ; the road was all forest, and we saw some gigantic trees. Khor SaiSla was the only stream of any size we passed, and at this season it is dry. We stayed to lunch by its bed, and had to dig to a considerable depth before water could be obtained. Here, too, we found the true tsetse fly (Glossima morsitans), and this will account for the total absence of cattle between this station and the Bahr-el-Arab. From Foroga, Gebel Timbale rises to a stately height on the north-east, eight miles distant, and Gebel Foroga lies due north. We had to remain at Foroga for a day to collect a supply of grain for the next 150 miles, as between here and Kalaka no food can be obtained. While waiting, a post from Gessi Pasha overtook us, saying that the long-expected steamer had arrived at Meshera-er-Eek ; but we had gone too far to return, as he could not keep the steamer for us. The men who brought the letters had travelled 180 miles, marching five days and one night ; they did an average of forty-five miles a day, having had to stop one day