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sides of the hill, after a sweeping space, meet at the distance of 150 

 yards, making a Pass of 50 or 60 feet breadth ; the heights are lofty, 

 but accessible ; there are eight windings, measuring on the whole 1350 

 yards, the centre of the spaces between the windings is about 300 yards, 

 bearing N. E. 20° to S. E. 170°. This place is called Seree Bolan, 

 thence 60° N. E. 200 paces, the heights mingle with the hills, and the 

 sides become a gradual slope from the hills; thence £ mile distant is 

 Mooch or Sir Kujoor ; springs of water, running stream, underneath ; 

 breadth between the sides 600 feet, heights much exposed, and no 

 difficulty of access, good road of loose stone and earth ; a fixed halting 

 place of cafillas. 



5th. — From Mooch or Sir Kujoor the direction is S. E. 120°, J coss 

 distant, the heights to about the right £ a coss, leaving but a bare bank 

 to mark the road, to the left a running stream of water. This place is 

 called Koolee ; thence S. E. 115° £ coss, Khakeedawoo a burial place, 

 are to be seen, a great number of graves of those slain in protecting cara- 

 vans against the Dhumad Kakads and Marees. To the left is also a date 

 tree, and a chokee in ruins ; plenty of water. The road is rough and diffi- 

 cult from large loose stones, and the uneveness of the ground ; but a party 

 of pioneers could soon remedy the evil, by removing the stones, and 

 filling up the rough parts. S. E. 147°, ^ a coss is Ahleegoom ; the water 

 here disappears under-ground, and on that account gives name to the 

 place. Road as above and the same remark, hills to the right, distant 

 3 coss, and left 8 coss, leaving an immense plain. 



6th. — S. E. 155°, 2| coss road in a plain ; 1 coss to the right is Khu- 

 jooree ; 60 houses of Koochak and Pooshy Baloochs, and 2 coss further on 

 is Jam and Barurdee, 80 houses of Koochak and Poosjh Baloochs ; thence 

 S. E. 165°, 4 coss, road to Beebee Nannee. The hills near, again leaving 

 an entrance of about 300 yards. A river of the same name runs here, 

 two feet water, heights on both sides 300 and 400 feet high, accessible 

 on all parts ; halting place of cafillas. 



7th. — The hills again turn off on both sides, leaving a wide plain to 

 traverse to Kirtah, 130° S. E. 6 coss. About £ of this road you 

 meet a detached hill on a rising ground, and a passage of about 20 feet, 

 called Tillowgheer, which place could be avoided by keeping to the left. 

 Kirtah contains 40 houses of Koochak Baloochs under a chief named 

 Futteh Khan, who murdered his nephew a few months back to secure 



