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is more elevated than the eastern, where live the Sheeranees, Lohanees, 

 Oosturanees, and others, but these hills do not rise to a great height. 

 We need not except even the hill Toba, lying 90 miles to the south- 

 east of Candahar, which is now famous from having been during the last 

 years of Ahmed Shah's life the cool summer retreat of that monarch. 



15. Bulochistan is in general a flat and arid country, yet is not 

 destitute of hills. We may trace a low range from near Sihwan, in a 

 direction somewhat to the west of south and parallel to the Indus, 

 almost to the sea-shore. At Sihwan it appears to change its direction, 

 and instead of proceeding north to a junction with the Soolemanee* 

 range, as represented in former maps, passes north-west, and ends some 

 stage short of Jellalabad of Seestan. On this range is situated Kilat, 

 nearly where it is highest. The mountain called Maran, which lies 

 two days north of that place, is the only one in the range which bears 

 perpetual snow. By this range Seeweestan is separated from that 

 tract to the south-west inhabited by roving tribes of the Rinds in which 

 Kirachee is situated, and the roads are said to be difficult. Towards 

 its termination to the north-west this range seems to connect itself with 

 the hills of the Kakurs ; there are other hills in Bulochistan which 

 however seem irreducible to any chain. Kilat and whatever lies west 

 of Seeweestan is commonly reckoned part of the geographical division 

 of Khoorasan. Kirachee is perhaps part of Hindoostan, and Seeweestan 

 certainly is. Sindh is a champaign country. Bhukhur however is 

 situated on a low hill or rock insulated by the Indus, but which must 

 be considered as a prolongation of a low range which runs from the 

 left bank of the river in a south direction diagonally into the desert, 

 ending in the space of 30 miles. Jesulmer in the centre of the Indian 

 desert, is built on an insulated low hill. The country of Kuchh which 

 lies between the desert and the Indian ocean is a hilly one. 



16. We have seen that the range of 34° and the salt range cross the 

 Indus into the Doab of the Vehut and Indus. This Doab has also 

 branches from the great northern range which run in directions very 

 far from parallel to the preceding. The most remarkable is that 

 which separates Chhuchh Hazara,the Khatirs, and other districts on the 

 west and north-west, from Pothwar on the east and south-east. To- 

 wards the commencement of the range live the Gukhurs, a tribe which 

 has been famous in history. Here is the chief elevation, which is but 

 moderate. This Doab has also solitary hills or small ranges, not 

 clearly derivable from any of the above-mentioned chains. The shape 



* I use the term as our geographers seem to do, the natives employ it seldom, and 

 give it a wider application. 



