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well be adhered to. In 1853, according to an 

 official return, 1852 Dundis were employed on 

 the river, of the estimated capacity of 463,220 

 maunds, or 17,016 tons. There is another de- 

 scription of boat peculiar to the Sutlej called the 

 Zoruk, which is to be seen, however, all along the 

 Indus. It differs from the Dimdi in having: no 

 elevation at the stern, is rounded off a little fore 

 and aft, but does not taper in at those points 

 like the Sindh boats, and is, if possible, more 

 fragile in its build. In floating down the stream 

 the mast of the boat is lowered, and the boat 

 is both steered and propelled by two large 

 oars placed exactly in the centre of the stern, 

 and worked backwards and forwards by two or 

 more men, according to the size of the craft. 

 A boat will make about sixty miles per day with 

 the stream, but remains anchored during the 

 night. At Kotree I saw one of the Jumptees, 

 or State barges of the Ameers, an unwieldy 

 looking affair, about 120 feet in length, having 

 pavilions at either extremity, the foremost ol 

 which was the place of honour, as it was occupied 

 by the Princes during their hunting excursions. 

 These vessels had two masts, but when the wind 

 did not serve were propelled by twelve enormous 



