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Journey from Herat to Simla, 



[No. 149. 



Names of 

 Stations, &c 



Herat, 



Houz, . . 

 (reservoir of 



water,) 

 MeerDaoud 



Shah Beg, . . 

 JUeer Allah, 



Rood-i-Guz, 



Rood-i-Ad- 



ruscund, 



Khajeh Ou~ 

 rieh. 



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GO f^4 



5 



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12 



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Remarks. 



On leaving the town, the road to Canda- 

 har leads due south, through a succession 

 of gardens and fields, intersected by nu- 

 merous water-courses. About three miles 

 from the town, the Herirood or Pul-i-Ma- 

 larun river is crossed. Formerly a fine 

 bridge of burnt brick spanned the stream 

 at this point, but the river has formed for 

 itself a new channel, and now flows round 

 one end of the bridge. The breadth of the ri- 

 ver, at the place where I crossed, was about 

 150 yards, the stream was exceedingly ra- 

 pid, and water reached to our saddle flaps : 

 several fatal accidents had lately occurred 

 to persons who had attempted to ford the 

 stream, when it had been swollen by a 

 fall of rain in the adjacent mountains. 

 To the south of the river is a fine tract of 

 pasture land, thickly studded: with villages 

 and gardens. 



Situated in an opening of the range of 

 hills, to the south of the town. 



Caravanserai in good repair, with a fine 

 stream of clear water from a kahreez or 

 succession of wells, connected by an under- 

 ground passage, which conducts the stream 

 from its source. 



Ruined caravanserai; abundance of water. 



Ruined caravanserai, h\ miles beyond 

 Shah Beg a spring of sweet water on the 

 left of the road. The caravanserai of Meer 

 Allah surrounded by cultivation, and a 

 fine stream of water runs under the 

 walls. 



A rapid stream 15 or 20 yards broad. 



Stream one mile beyond Rood-i-Adrus- 

 cund, a rocky pass with springs of fresh 

 water. 



A Ziaret-gah, or place of pilgrimage. 

 A ruin perched on the summit of a rocky 



