Ten years in Equatoria; . mies Bahr-el-Arab and El-. THE KEX. 28 TEN YEARS IN EQUATORIA. Homr on the 31st, and contemplated the extensive woods thatshade this part of the country. On the 4th of August, after havingleft the river Jur behind us, we arrived on the oth at Meshra-el-Rek, the landing-place of the tribe. During our voyage from Khartoum to Meshra-el-Rek, the tem-perature in the shade reached an average of 23 C. at 6 ;30 C. at 9 ; 35° C. at 12 noon ; 36° C. at 3 ; 27° C. at9 Out of the thirty-six days of the whole journey we registeredsixteen rainy on
Ten years in Equatoria; . mies Bahr-el-Arab and El-. THE KEX. 28 TEN YEARS IN EQUATORIA. Homr on the 31st, and contemplated the extensive woods thatshade this part of the country. On the 4th of August, after havingleft the river Jur behind us, we arrived on the oth at Meshra-el-Rek, the landing-place of the tribe. During our voyage from Khartoum to Meshra-el-Rek, the tem-perature in the shade reached an average of 23 C. at 6 ;30 C. at 9 ; 35° C. at 12 noon ; 36° C. at 3 ; 27° C. at9 Out of the thirty-six days of the whole journey we registeredsixteen rainy ones. ( 29 ) CHAPTER III. WITH MY FRIEND GESSI. A letter from GessiâThe station of Meshra-el-RekâThe Dinka, their usages andcustoms; cultivation, care, and regard for serpentsâExtensive rearing ofherds and flocksâ-The Arabs and Gessi; he is beloved by the good and hatedby the wickedâSongs and dancesâThe elephant and the cockâContinualexpansion of the Dinka tribeâNineteen days of waiting^Arrival of the mulesâThe villages on the roadâ
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