. The earth and its inhabitants .. . L . oT breenwich d9°40 12 îliles. precipices, bear the two ambas of Emanhret, or Ememret, and Feliereli-Gemh, which are regarded by the Abyssinians as impregnable. The latter fort contains in its terminal tower the treasures of King Menelik and the supplies for his army. To the north, in the valleys of the spurs, the villages of Aramha, Kokfara, Datveh, Majettieh, and several others follow in succession as far as the country of the Eju Gallas. In the remote future, when the question of connecting southern Abyssinia with the Red Sea coast shall be seriously
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . L . oT breenwich d9°40 12 îliles. precipices, bear the two ambas of Emanhret, or Ememret, and Feliereli-Gemh, which are regarded by the Abyssinians as impregnable. The latter fort contains in its terminal tower the treasures of King Menelik and the supplies for his army. To the north, in the valleys of the spurs, the villages of Aramha, Kokfara, Datveh, Majettieh, and several others follow in succession as far as the country of the Eju Gallas. In the remote future, when the question of connecting southern Abyssinia with the Red Sea coast shall be seriously thought of, three natural routes indicated by running waters cannot fail to be explored : to the north that which descends from the plateau of southern Lasta by the river Golima, and is lost in a depression flooded by brackish waters ; and farther south, under the latitude of Magdala, that following the Melleh or Addifuah River valley as far as the confluence, and thence to the Awash and Lake Aussa, where it rejoins the caravan route towards Tajurah Bay. Another route, as yet unexplored by Europeans, descends from the Argobba
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