'Routes in Arabia' [‎452] (485/852)

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Route No. \2\—wntd.
alternative track to Ghail Kulaita branches north-east At
mi e 4 the dry Wgdi Ruzzana joins on the right bank, and at
mile j, the dry W adi Mauzn. on the sp-mo side, \t mile 7
Hiswat Ahmad Is reached. A deep well containing a very
little brackish water, which cannot be depended on. The
alternative track to Ghail Kulaita rejoins here.
From Hiswat Ahmad, the track ascends the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Tarbaha
in a north-west direction, crossing numerous dry and shallow
watercourses Xo difficulty to transport. The valley is from
1 to 2 miles broad, gently undulating and stony, much inter
sected by watercourses and covered with low scrub. It is en-
J? hiU* or } north-east and south-west. At about mile
15 the v\ adi Hunm is reached at Ghail Kulaita. A good direc-
tion point is a vein of white stone on the hill to north-west of the
Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Hunm snaped roughly like a Greek 1. Ample space for
camping on stony upland on left bank and plentiful supplv of
good water from spring pools in the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Hurim.
; o inhabitants or supplies on the spot. A large supply of
W-.WM collected here by the Boundary Commission, ?fter 4
days notice, from Mudariba and the K'alnli valley. Wood
and camel grazing plentiful. ^
:! k ARABA .. 7Jm. The Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Hurim,
g 7 i direction north-north-
1 i , , west, can be as
cended from the start, or a track foUowed on stony plateau
above left bank, level at first but later crossing several steep
ravines, which joins the wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. after about mile 3. The former
s rbn^ m The W5di Hurim ' with hi gh banks
is about 100 yards wide at Kulaita but gradually narrows. The
on?>: S 7^.f 0 " 7 in P laces - ^ is commanded 'almost through!
forbJer 0n eit rSlde - A few fi g trees used as camel
fodder and many acacia on banks. The bed, in which three
mall springs are passed, is ascended to mile 3. To about mile
tu t] :Vr^ croS8 . es a;nd recrosses the wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. . A well is passed on
the left bank at mile 4|. Just beyond this point, Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. -al-Hathor
joins from the west and the track leaves thewddi and ascends and
traverses a stony plateau on the left bank to about mTle si the
Ba^h-al-Hiurna,. Track gradually descends among cultivation
ami small palm groves a weU, Bir-al-Haima, being to the right
.500 yards south of a shrine; Wali-ath-Thaha, until it cuts the'