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From Shurabee to Kurrachee. 



One mile and one furlong. — Jungle pretty thick, road sandy, and 

 cut up into deep ruts; coarse grass among the jungle. 



Two miles and four furlongs. — Bed of Mulleer river, water procur- 

 able by digging to the depth of a few feet, bed 250 yards wide, deep 

 and sandy, banks sloping, descent on left bank very deep, and heavy. 

 Road runs through a thick belt of jungle on the right bank. 



Three miles and four furlongs. — Bed of a river, hard and sandy, 

 banks sloping covered with jungle, and a good deal cut up. 



Four miles. — Bed of a river with low banks, jungle opens 



Four miles and five furlongs. — Bed of a river about 300 yards wide, 

 of deep sand, banks easy, and sloping. Country becomes more open 

 and undulating ; road hard and good. 



Five miles and five furlongs.— A precipitous bank on the immediate 

 right of the road, for about a mile ; road hard and good. 



Seven miles and one furlong. — Road enters upon Kurrachee plain, 

 after passing over a range of rising ground, with steep hills ; but of no 

 very great elevation. Road hard and good ; some tombs upon the 

 left. Kurrachee, Mumora fort, and the rocky islands at the mouth 

 of the harbour come into sight at this point. 



Nine miles and one furlong. — Fuqueer's tank near the town of Kur- 

 rachee, road over a level plain, hard and good. No cultivation seen dur- 

 ing this march, and no travellers. Kurrachee is a large town, stated to 

 contain about 14,000 inhabitants, (Lieut. Carless' report,) and is sur- 

 rounded by a mud wall, with towers, which is, however, now in 

 ruins. A few old guns are still visible. The suburbs are extensive, 

 water by no means very abundant. The Fuqueer's tank is nearly 

 dry, and the water used by the inhabitants is procured from wells 

 dug in the bed of the Lyaree river. These are in general about four 

 or five feet deep, and appear to be temporary, but one was observed 

 built up in the middle of the river, and there are others near the 

 banks, for the use of the gardens, which appear to be pretty well 

 kept up ; no cattle were seen near the town, and it is said that few 

 or no horses are kept ; grain is pretty abundant, brought from Upper 

 Sinde ; but at present very dear. Forage is extremely scarce, and 

 dear. The general communication appears to be by camels direct 



