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no habitations here, neither is there water. It is said, however, to have 

 been brought by Meer Naser Khan, Brahin chief of Kalat, from Zada- 

 khoo, a spring ten miles to the north, by means of a small duct to fur- 

 nish the army of Ahmed Shah Duranee. From Manziljah to Marow 

 is ten miles, over a level road having only one slight hill. This village 

 contains 500 houses of Koodds, under Sardar Ala Dinna. There is plen- 

 ty of good spring water ; wheat and juwaree are plentifully cultivated. 

 From Marow to Isplinjee is ten miles over a level road. The water is 

 in springs ; the village contains 500 houses of Bangulzains, Brahins 

 under Noor Mahommed Wadera, (Patel.) From Isplinjee to Koohak 

 is sixteen miles over a level road, the water is in wells, the village is 

 only inhabited in the summer, as are the other villages on the road to 

 the extent of six hundred houses of Bangulzais or Badoozais, who pay 

 taxes to the Mahommed Shahees, the owners of the soil. 



From Koohak to Gazah, a set of worked springs in the district of 

 Mangochur, twenty-four miles, a level road having no water or habita- 

 tions on the way. 



Mangochur is three miles distant to the right. It contains 2,000 

 houses of Langaus. It is under Kalat. From Gazah to Karez 

 (spring) of Giranee is ten miles. There is a spring called 

 Shireenah, four miles from Gazah. The road is level. Karez-i-Gir- 

 anee contains in the winter 30 habitations, and in summer two 

 hundred of mixed Brahin tribes ; the water here is remarkably good, 

 compared with that of Kalat. From Karez-i- Giranee to Kalat is 

 eight miles. The last three miles being through fields and gardens. 



No. 4. 



Road from Kot ( Kwettah of maps,) to Kalat from my Journal. 



\8th June, 1838. — Left Kot, the road passing between two hills, and 

 reached Saryab, a distance of seven miles. There are no habitations here. 

 The water is in worked springs, in which are a quantity of fish. This 

 is an extremely cold place in winter. A report prevails, that two cara- 

 vans, one of indigo and one of madder, proceeding to Hindustan were 

 caught in a fall of snow, the madder merchant offered to burn his 

 madder if the other would share the cost. The indigo merchant re- 

 fused, encamped at a distance, and perished in the night from the cold. 



19M June. — Passing a hill at four miles from Saryab entered a plain, 

 and keeping along the skirt of the hills to the left, to avoid the deep 



