Kootenay
a river in British Columbia, 300 miles long, noted for its curvature. It flows through a pleasant region named also Kootenay. ature. It flows through a pleasant re- umbia, 300 miles long, noted for its curv- KOOTENAY, a river in British Colitants. Gum trees, mimosas, thorny mill plants abound, but there is no forest timmillet, the principal food of the inhab- depth. The chief produce of the soil is everywhere at a comparatively short no rivers; but water is found almost ers, and gold are exported. Three-fifths depth. The chief produce of the soil is millet, the principal food of the inhabof the population are settled; the rest are are nomadic. The aborigines belong of the population are settled; the rest ers, and gold are exported. Three-fifths The capital is El-Obeid. In the end of nomadic. The aborigines belong mainly to the Nuba stock, but use a negro tongue and are mostly pagans. the sultan of Dar-Fûr; in 1821 it was the 18th century Kordofan was con- There is a large element of nomad and was lost to the Egyptians by the Mahdi's quered by the ruler of Sennaar, then by annexed by Mehemet Ali of Egypt, but revolt in 1883. When the Egyptian Sudan was officially organized in 1899, Kordofan became one of its provinces. an oriptures, to Mohammed, the revsistions unication being the formula he uses is Mussulman Saya," but "God says." the Book of God, and or the Book. Mohamlannelf, yet his foland even maller than the Bible. 114 suras, or chapters, The chapters numbered; thus, the Cow"; ch. V "the Night Star." oral, religions, commingled etc., to be Id: with Biband Christian revelations some serbially modified Afterward there 1 utte the Caliph Othman into naost Euro- THE WHITE LAND, the Egyptian Sudan; naar on the Et by from Dar-Für on desert; ares estimiles; pop. about is traversed by found almost ratively short is L. Three fifthe ettled; the rest rines belong but use batly pagans, of nomad and th of he end of was con 21 then by KOREA