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Tables of the breadth, depth, 



[Dec, 



the knee, is the only remaining garment. Their legs, which are 

 extremely thick, are covered with a number of metal bangles ; these, 

 with the exception of the ear-ring (nad-ddn) are the only ornaments 

 worn by the females of the Ton-soo race. 



I am persuaded that these people are the descendants of the '* Tan- 

 jou" described by Gibbon, a remnant of the ancient Huns ! ! pre- 

 served during a lapse of 1788 years uncontaminated with the blood of 

 strangers ! ! 



Turning over the pages of Gibbon very lately, I happened to notice 

 the subject. I regret exceedingly that I was not aware of this sin- 

 gular coincidence during the time of my temporary residence in the 

 neighbourhood of this people — how much might have been elicited ! 



XII. — Table shewing the breadth of the river Satlaj and the rate of its 

 current at different stages from Harrike Pattan to its junction with 

 the Indus at Mithankot. 



[Communicated by Capt. C. M. Wade*.] 



Names of the Stages. 



At Harrike, 



,, Bmidali, 



,, Firozpur, 



,, Mamdot, 



,, K'mghgi, 



,, Karrian, 



,, Laduke, 



,, Jagvairii Salemka\ 

 ,, Juwunda Bunga,. 



,, Chunni, , 



,, Bachawali, 



,, Jhulna, 



>, Akoki, 



,, Khajh Bazidpiir, 

 ,, Nunkeh, 



u 1 







*^ -At 









a 



w 





^-i —i 







°ts 







jS 05 









6 



■ 



<a > 



u 











u u 



cS 





ffl 



Pi 





In 







yards. 



Kts.Ft. 



352 



1 



32 



220 



1 



24 



308 



1 



32 



528 



1 



30 



154 



1 



20 



220 



1 



22 



308 



i 1 



40 



2fS4 



2 



00 



154 



1 



13 



418 



1 



35 



264 



1 



13 



4S4 



1 



41* 



572 



2 



00 



198 



1 



41 



266 



2 



00 



Names of the Stages. 



At Pala 



, Nurpur, 



, Khyrpur,. 



, Nur Mohamad ki goth 



, Guldera, 



, Bahawalpur, or Bin- 



driwald, 



, Naharwala, 



, Budduke, 



, Mirpur, 



, Makkhanbela, 



, Sitpur, 



, Shydanii, 



, Mithankot, 





IS U 



In 



vaids. 



306 

 360 

 381 

 176 

 308 



616 

 220 



308 

 572 

 605 

 577 

 572 



Kts.Ft. 



1 05 



2 03 

 1 34 

 1 04 

 1 30 



06 

 01 

 00 



1 04 



2 00 



1 40 



2 01 

 I 13 



* We were in hopes ere this to have been favored with a copy of Captain 

 Wade's journal and survey of the river Satlaj, for publication. Specimens of 

 the soil and rocks on the banks have been long in our possession, awaiting fur- 

 ther illustration, which want of leisure has doubtless prevented. — Ed. 



