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the biggest often as large as a walnut in front over 

 the forehead, from which they are continued in regular 

 order to the nape of the neck, where further observation 

 is cut short by the goat skin cloak from beneath which a 

 tuft appears, which is to all appearance the tail append- 

 age of the hair and said band which, I fancy, are in 

 some measure connected and twisted together, hanging 

 down the back, like that of the Cashmiries. 



No prospect of sport here, the saheb we had heard of 

 having, as we were informed, unsuccessfully hunted the 

 neighbourhood. 



19th July. The early part of to day's march was very 

 trying and fatiguing. The road, crossing two or three 

 minor ranges of the system of mountains, was nothing 

 but climbing steep hills again, after descending, to repeat 

 the same monotonous toil ; all around barren and desolate 

 as usual. We passed two small cultivated patches, and 

 reached Leiker, a good-sized village with one or two quite 

 imposing looking houses, well-built of sun-dried brick, 

 with rows of small windows. Subhan reported this to be 

 Bazgoo, the place we designed to halt at. But after 

 breakfast it was discovered to be Leiker, and Bazgoo 

 some distance on. 



About half-past ten we again set out, and endured 

 a dreadful scorching over some arid sandy plains. A 

 village, seen far in the distance, seemed to fly from us. 

 I supposed it to be Bazgoo, and was surprised to find on 

 reaching the top of a gentle rise a sudden deep declivity 

 descending into an extensive valley, and immediately below 

 us a large thriving village. This was Bazgoo. But we 

 had to proceed, passing along by houses and many Budd- 

 hist structures of more than ordinary size and dignity, until 

 gaining the end of the village we halted under a fine 

 large apple tree, offering the only shade in an uncultivated 



