56 From Shurabee to Kurrachee. [No. 133. 



to Hydrabad. Mumora fort, commanding the mouth of the harbour, 

 is about five miles distant, in a straight line, and a long detour is 

 necessary to reach it by land. The usual garrison of Kurrachee is 

 stated to be from 100 to 200 men. The whole of this part of the 

 country is now suffering from two years' want of rain, which has 

 converted it into little better than a desert. In general, the country 

 about Kurrachee and in the Mulleer district abounds in water and 

 fine grass. Mumora fort is supplied with water from the town. 



Kurrachee to Ghor-ka-I,andhee. 



Two miles and two furlongs. — Begins to ascend a gentle slope to the 

 ridge of elevated ground, tombs on the immediate right. 



Two miles and four furlongs. — A steep rocky hill on right. 



Two miles and seven furlongs. — A steep rocky hill on left, road 

 pretty good, but stony. 



Three miles and three furlongs. — Some deep heavy sand, road then 

 becomes pretty good, country level, scattered with bushes. 



Three miles and five furlongs. — Pass what appears to be the bed of 

 a river, banks very low. 



Four miles and one furlong — River about 150 yards wide. Pools of 

 salt water, a foot deep, banks easy and sloping, bed hard, road before 

 laid among low hillocks. 



Four miles and three furlongs — Road still bad, among low hillocks, 

 bed of a river about 150 yards wide. 



Four miles and five furlongs. — Bed of a river about 120 yards broad, 

 of deep heavy sand, left bank broken, and precipitous, road still bad. 



Five miles and one furlong. — Mulleer river two furlongs broad, bed 

 deep and sandy, banks easy, scattered with jungle. 



Six miles and four furlongs — Pass through some jungle, road 

 heavy and bad, among small hillocks. 



Eight miles. — Road becomes good. 



Nine miles and four furlongs. — Ghor-ka-Landhee, country during 

 this march a plain, after leaving the ridge of elevated ground quite bar- 

 ren, and scattered with a little jungle. There is a small well of very 

 indifferent water near the Landhee. The country here is covered 

 with low bushes, and a little coarse grass is seen, but no appearance 

 of cultivation. 



