CHAPTER XVI.
PAGE
Gondokoro to Khartoom, from 26th February till 30th March 1863
-L e a v e Gondokoro by boaR-The Shir country-Austrian mission-
station a t Kitch—The rivers Bahr-el-Ghazal, Bahr-Giraffe, and
Sobat-The Shillook country-Banks of the N ile -A a b settlement
of El E is -E n try into civilised country-Arrival a t Khartoom, . 374
CHAPTER XVII.
Khartoom, from 30th March till 15th April 1863-T h e Blue N ile -
Natural products—Ali Bey-Khartoom a cantonment for troops
- I t s bazaars and manufactures-The Coptic church-The Austrian
mission-house-Egyptian remains-Departure by boat for Berber, 401
CHAPTER XVIII.
Khartoom to Cairo-The Gherri pass-Ruins at Scendi-The Pyramids
and ruins of Meroe-The river A tb a ra -Th e town ofJ ^ er Seelies
across the d e se rt-Th e village of Aboo Ahmed-The false sea, or
Bahr Belama-Natron wells-Extraordinary natural tunnel Ko- ^
rosko—Cairo—England,
MAP op th e ROUTE op CAPTAINS SPEKE an d GRANT across
AFRICA, prom Zanzibar to th e M e d i te r r a n e a n ,- « a Pocket m
Cover o f the Volume.
M’GANDA -WARRIOR SALUTING, on the Cover o f the Volume.
EXPLANATION OE NAMES AND TERMS.
Ambadj ; native name for the pith-tree, which lines the banks of the
Nile about 7° north latitude.
B a jra ; the Indian name for a grain (P enicillaria spicata;), grown in
Africa.
Byre ; the jujube-tree, Zyzyphus jujuba, called M’konazee in Wasua-
hili language, and Kalembo by Wezees. The fruit is the size of a
marble, with a hard sweet-tasting rin d and large stone. In Abyssinia
it is converted into a cake, and in Egypt it is sold in the markets,
Begaree ; a system of porterage from village to village, formerly practised
in India.
Bomah ; a fence of branches made round an encampment.
Boee ; a species of red-legged partridge found a t 2° south latitude.
Burzah ; a summer-house or place of reception.
B u d ja ; the name of one of th e officers of the King of Uganda.
Bogo ; native name for a wild buffalo.
Bana ; S i r ! or Master !
Bandwa or Wichwezee ; a class of gentle beggars.
Buggera; the people of Madi and th e ivory-hunters call th eir cattle by
this name.
DagSra ; the late father of the King of Karague.
E n se te ; a species of wild plantain discovered by Bruce the Abyssinian
traveller, called M’seegwah and M’tembeh by natives, who make
necklaces of its seeds.
Florikan or floriken; a bird of th e bustard family, found in cultivated
open places.
Gonjeh ; the name which th e Seedees apply to the otter.
Gnameera, or Nyamasra ; a heartebeest antelope.
Inteh ; th e name for a cow a t Karague.
Jowari ; a grain, vide sorghum.
Kousee ; the name given a t Zanzibar to the south-east trade-winds.