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and Shamee Khan, by tribe an Awan. There are no shops ; the Hindoos 

 transact business in their houses. One of my party going to make a 

 purchase, entered into a quarrel with a Sikh, and came home wounded. 

 22nd Jamadee-ussanee. — Travelled nine kos to Bher, a place con- 

 taining seventy, houses, but no shops. The road 

 uneven. The name of the head man Habeebulla, by 

 tribe a Ratyal. Revenue 200 rupees. 



23rd Jamadee-ussanee. — Proceeded three kos to Doulatana, a place 



containing two hundred houses of Musselmans and 



eighty of Hindoos : seven shops and three weavers. 



Revenue 600 Rupees. The inhabitants are of the caste Alpyals, and 



the head men are Kareemdeen, Nizamodeen, and Walee Mahommed. 



24th Jamadee-ussanee. — Travelled six kos over bad ravines to 



Kamtareela, containing two hundred houses, eight 

 Kamtareela. , . - 



Hindoo shops and twenty weavers. J. he place how- 

 ever is much dilapidated. Its revenue is 1000 rupees. The cultivation 

 depends on the rain. There are two dilapidated mosques in the suburbs. 

 The head man is Hadayatulla, by tribe an Awan. At this place my 

 fakeer's habiliments attracted charity. 



25th Jamadee-ussanee. — Travelled five kos to Peer Janjoot, con- 

 taining two houses of Mullahs, styled " Myan," three 

 Peer Janjoot. to J J ' 



shops of Hindoos, and twenty houses of weavers, 



cotton cleaners, and gardeners. The " Myans" farm the place for a 

 yearly nazarana of two hundread rupees. This is a neat, pleasantly situat- 

 ed place surrounded by trees, and having a fine tank stocked with fish. 

 I stopped here another day, and my appearance attracted suspicion 

 of my being an alchymist : many would-be smatterers in the art came 

 to prove me, and fortunately, I found them more ignorant on the 

 subject than myself ; as I had not, when first asked, wisely denied all 



acquaintance with it. One man more foolish than 

 Alchemy. 



the rest, catching at some dark hint I purposely let 



drop to confuse them, followed me a whole stage, intreating me to 



impart something of my invaluable secret to him. This I faithfully 



promised to do on my return, which I pretended would be very speedy. 



27th Jamadee-ussanee. — Proceeded six kos, passing for three kos 



, , over estony pass to Dumbelee, a village situated on 



Dumbelee. J r ° 



an eminence, and containing five hundred houses, 



