86 THE DELTA. 



resorted to by the river boats, wliicli, being 

 flat-bottomed, cannot always make Ghizree. 



Khetti is the chief port on the Indus for river 

 and sea-going boats. Gorabaree, or Vikhur, 

 was formerly the port, but since 1851 has been 

 abandoned In consequence of the shallowness 

 of the water. At Khetti the want of fresh 

 water is also greatly felt by the inhabitants. 



Seir Gunga is situated on a branch of the 

 river called Seir or Goongara, and is the out- 

 let for the produce of the Jathee Pergunnah. 



Such is a general view of the ports of the 

 Indus, which a little below Tattah divides into 

 two principal branches ; between these lies the 

 Delta, occupying a space of about seventy 

 miles. The Indus pom-s forth its water through 

 eleven mouths, which are more or less open to 

 navigation, though some of the branches are at 

 times completely dry, and others contain so 

 small a quantity of water that a man can walk 

 across. 



As we ascended the Indus its water reminded 

 me much of the Nile, having the same pea- 

 soupy look as the water of that river, being 

 charged with the like fertilizing matter, which 

 renders all lands productive wlien brought 



