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shops, situated beneath a hill. To the West is Dera Ismail Khan, to the 

 East Eesakhel, to the North hills, and to the South the river Indus. 

 11th Ramzan. — Proceeded seven kos to Khusoor, a place inhabited 

 by Afghans, who muster one thousand fighting men, 

 under Hassan Khan, by tribe a Khusoor. There are 

 five hundred houses, and eight shops. The cultivation depends partly 

 on the rain, and partly on the river. To the West are the hills, to the 

 East the river Indus, to the North Eesakhel, and to the South Baloot- 

 i-Hazrat-i-Shah Eesa. The revenue of Khusoor amounts to eight 

 thousand rupees. The inhabitants are friends with the Murwats, and 

 enemies of the Eesakhel. Two kos from Umarkhel is the shrine of 

 Shah Baloot, the road to which place is through jun- 

 gle, abounding with date trees. There is a gun 

 road along the river. At the shrine there are many fine trees, and a 

 tank, stocked with duck. 



12th Ramzan. — Proceeded to Dera Ismail Khan, which place need 



not be described by me, as it was visited by Capt. 

 Dera Ismail Khan. 



Burnes, on his voyage up the Indus. I here met a 



servant of his proceeding to Bombay, in charge of a flock of sheep. 



13th Ramzan. — Proceeded four kos to Bandah-i-Saiyadan, over 

 Bandah-i-Saiyadan. good level ground. 



1 4th Ramzan. — Travelled six kos to Kot, over a good level road 

 Kot. without water. 



15 th Ramzan. — Proceeded seven kos to Mandye ; sometimes over a 

 Mandye. level road, and at times over rising ground. The 



amount of fighting men in the neighbourhood is two thousand, under 

 Gul Khan and Jahan Khan. There are seven hundred houses and 

 fifty shops. The revenue is included in Karachee. To the west 

 are the Suryanees, to the East Dera Ismail Khan, to the North 

 the Murwats, and to the South the Myankhels. The inhabitants 

 are Gandapoors, of the tribe Barakhel, who are enemies of the Surya- 

 nees. On arriving, I introduced myself to Jahan Khan. In the 

 course of conversation, he expressed his desire to procure some white 

 " kushtah" of copper. This I showed him how to make, much to his 

 delight, and he gave my companions three coarse shalakees, one piece 

 of karbas, one maund of raisins and jalghozas, and two seers of Canda- 

 har tobacco ; which latter was a most acceptable present. 



