170 LEH. 



through. Ahmet Shah's relative, and the jemadar, his 

 friend and subordinate, I helieve that I shall succeed in 

 extracting it. 



A cloudy day, and a heavy thunderstorm across the 

 Indus, which in time found its way here, describing a 

 semicircular sweep, and coming down upon us with violent 

 gusts of wind, making the poplars and willows bend 

 double. After a time there were heavy drops ; then an 

 undecided rain keeping on and off, ever threatening to 

 come down in torrents. 



After dinner the jemadar came to report progress ; but, 

 further than that the thanadar was willing to further my 

 views in that direction, he merely repeated what he had 

 said before as to game in the Lobrah country. But the 

 bridge over a large river on the way having been broken 

 down, the thanadar had sent his son to have it repaired, 

 and to give orders for my reception, as also to get ready 

 some men acquainted with the haunts of game. So all 

 goes well if my things would but arrive, of which as yet no 

 tidings. A rainy evening keeping me in till bed-time, I 

 took refuge early in my blankets. 



24th July. There was much rain during the night, 

 and a cloudy morning of which I took advantage to visit 

 the town, with a view to select a site for a sketch. The 

 air was cool and fresh, and the roads cleansed by the rain. 

 There are some curious buildings in the town which is 

 very small a mere village : but there is a good wide 

 street in which is the bazaar, the shops, small dens in 

 an uniform row on either side. This street is about 

 three hundred yards long, and opens into the serai, a yard 

 surrounded by other dens in which were some dirty travellers. 

 Through this we went, and, passing by the burial ground, 

 ascended a small isolated hill on the top of which is a 

 nondescript building. From the side of this hill is a 



