Ten years in Equatoria; . MADI NEGKO. of Lado, Rejaf, and Bedden had retired into the southern stations;and Emin accepted ray advice, but in a few hours altered his morning (June 23, 1885) I followed him to Dufile. MUGGL 223 Muggi looked very picturesque: it is situated on the top of ahill, whence the view extends over the underlying country. Onthe plain, the Nile flows at tremendous speed amongst the rocksscattered in its bed. In the distance a series of blue lines on theslopiuo ground marks the course of the streams flowing amongst. MADI WOMEX. hillocks and fertile fields. The popu
Ten years in Equatoria; . MADI NEGKO. of Lado, Rejaf, and Bedden had retired into the southern stations;and Emin accepted ray advice, but in a few hours altered his morning (June 23, 1885) I followed him to Dufile. MUGGL 223 Muggi looked very picturesque: it is situated on the top of ahill, whence the view extends over the underlying country. Onthe plain, the Nile flows at tremendous speed amongst the rocksscattered in its bed. In the distance a series of blue lines on theslopiuo ground marks the course of the streams flowing amongst. MADI WOMEX. hillocks and fertile fields. The population consists of Bari. Theroad which connects Muggi with Lahore is flanked by a chain ofmountains which extend south-east, and, by reaching the river,cause a difficulty on some points of the road. Thick, stiff, longgrass covers the ground. On the east bank, dark thickets of syca-more and tamarind trees offer a striking contrast, clothing the 224 TEN YEARS IN EQUATOR/A. hills, and exhibiting a lovely panorama, intersected by the majesticriver. Lahore is reached after seven hours journey, the first village ofthe Madi, a people who in language more than habit seem to differfrom the Bari. The Madi tribe extends over a large territoryalong the banks of the Nile, as far south as the neighbourhood ofWadelai. At about two hours journey from Lahore is the river Ayu, whichis always full of water, even in the dry season. The small stationis at the foot of a group of hills, down which meander narrow andawkward paths. Elephants, lions, and leopard
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