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over which the pucka bridge is built, which is going to decay, contains 

 water all the year round, and teems with fish. The road to be 

 traversed is inundated ground when the overflow of the river Indus 

 takes place; at present dry, and considered a good road, with the 

 exception of a slight jungle. Oobowrah, distance from Subzul, is 

 about thirteen miles. 



4. From Oobowrah, next stage is Bagoodra. The road on the first 

 onset, is over bogs of mud and water, and over a nulla with a wooden 

 bridge; the jungle runs from here about a mile distant, after which 

 a good road until about half mile near the village of Mammadpoor ; 

 before reaching this, you pass a lake and the villages of Rajunpoor and 

 Sooee to the left, distance about three-quarters of a mile from the road, 

 and Tig one mile, also a garden and well. Leaving Mammadpoor you 

 meet the small village of Koraeen and the Muswaee drain running on to 

 Meerpoor, and on reaching Bagoodra a nulla is crossed ; distance from 

 Oobowrah thirteen miles. The encamping ground is on the South of 

 the village, having the command of five good wells of water : here the 

 Shah once encamped. 



5. Surhad is about nine miles distance from Bagoodra, and after 

 leaving a jungle runs for about, then a good space for about one mile 

 until Tutta Malna, after which a slight jungle until reaching the 

 drain, when a pretty thick one commences to near the village. A well 

 and a few habitations of shepherds, with the village of Janpoor, is seen 

 to the right. A good encamping ground, with more than nine wells in 

 the neighbourhood. Shah Shooja encamped here. 



6. Gotkee from Surhad is about nine miles, a pretty good road 

 almost all the way ; about the midway, is a canal thirty feet broad, 

 but no great obstacle, and perfectly dry; there are also two small 

 drains to be passed before reaching Gotkee. 



7. From Gotkee to the next stage is Dadoola, distance about 

 thirteen miles, direction S. W. 70°, passing three villages, Bammoowala, 

 Bhisttee and Malloodee; all the way a slight jungle, which can soon 

 be cleared with a little trouble. The encamping ground is on the North 

 side of the village, having the use of three wells on the lands. This 

 part of the country is well peopled, and cultivation is getting on 

 prosperously ; passing Bhelar is a drain, which should be avoided. By 

 trending on the East side, the road is much freer from jungle, direction 



