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ther insignificant. About the Mulleer river and at Googah, a consider- 

 able quantity of coarse grass might be procured by grass-cutters. 

 Fuel appears to be abundant. 



Several flocks of sheep and goats were seen near the road ; camels 

 are abundant. 



To render the route practicable at present, it would be necessary to 

 dig wells at the Peepree river and Garah, and even then it is impossi- 

 ble to say what supply can be procured till the experiment is tried 

 on a pretty extensive scale ; water is certainly procurable by digging 

 in the beds of the rivers, but it is necessary to go to the depth of from 

 five to ten feet. The Mulleer river near Kurrachee is the only point 

 where water was seen within two feet of the surface. 



Landhee also appears a favourable place for wells, but does not give 

 marches of such convenient length, as the Peepree River and Garah. 

 Should a supply be abundant at these places, the marches would be 



Miles. Furlongs. 

 Kurrachee to Mulleer River,.. .. 14 

 „ Peepree ditto, 



„ Garah ditto, ., 



„ Googah ditto, 



„ Camp ditto, . 



8 7 

 14 5 



12 



8 7 



Total, 58 4 



In considering the communication between Tatta and Kurrachee, 

 the Garah creek should certainly not be overlooked, as although very 

 winding, it affords carriage by water to within twenty miles of camp. 

 Boats of from twenty to thirty candies are said to be able to go as far 

 as Garah, and the water at Bumbhora to be sufficiently deep for ves- 

 sels of much greater burden. At this last place, are the remains of 

 wells filled up, and it is not impossible that it might be found to be 

 an eligible situation for depots of provisions, &c. should this route be- 

 come of importance. The investigation of this point, however, can be 

 satisfactorily carried on by means of boats only. 



The whole of this part of the country is said to be at present suf- 

 fering from a want of rain for two years. Without being acquainted 

 with the actual change produced by a favourable season, it is impossi- 

 ble to say exactly, in what degree the communication would be facili- 





