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has since denied all share in the death of the saheb ; and 

 as he is a powerful chief, with a strong fortress on a steep 

 hill, the thanadar said, " What can be done ?" Several 

 men have been sent to try and recover the effects, and 

 procure unmistakable testimony to the circumstances of the 

 murder ; but they state all the property to have been 

 scattered here and there in remote parts of Turkistan, and 

 have discovered nothing further as to the foul deed. I 

 am in hopes of yet ascertaining more, when the Yarkand 

 merchants arrive, but it must be acquired through tact 

 and judgment, all enquiries being regarded suspiciously, 

 as perhaps connected with ulterior designs. After a 

 satisfactory interview Basti Ram took leave, the jemadar 

 remaining behind, and giving some interesting particulars 

 of the country north of Leh, through part of which the 

 road to Yarkand runs. The district is called the Lobrah 

 pergunnah ; and the jemadar, who once travelled there 

 with a saheb, Dr. Thomson, declares it to abound with 

 game. It is a fertile country, he says, highly cultivated, 

 with abundance of everything. It is reached in three 

 days ; in three more a place, called Gopoor, where are 

 upland plains abounding with wild animals ; but the yak 

 is not there met with. Four or five days further travel- 

 ling in an uninhabited tract will bring one to grassy plains, 

 called Moorgaby : there are yak, and kyang, and other 

 animals. I requested the jemadar to try and find a 

 resident of Lobrah, who could give me precise information 

 as to the best shooting grounds. This he promised to do. 

 23rd July. I sent the shikarries and Abdoolah into 

 the town to try and get good reliable information about 

 the Lobrah country, roads, &c. They still bring only 

 vague reports ; but all unite in describing the country as 

 possessing much game. There is an evident disinclination 

 to supply information of this part of the country ; but 



