548 Route from Derd Ghazeen Khan to Candahar. [No. 151. 



some arrangements with Dosha Kurnaee, the residence of Pusund Khan, 

 who is in the service of Kohn Dil Khan. He is also the chief of ten in- 

 dependent forts, consisting of 8000 inhabitants of Mukkeeanna and 

 Chilgurree Patans, living peaceable lives. These places are 10 and 15 

 coss N. E. from Daddur among the hills. 



Seewee is about 7 coss east of Daddur, subject to Candahar : can mus- 

 ter 4000 men of Kujak Kakads, Punnee Patans and Seelaune Balooches. 

 The season of the year most unfavorable to cafillas, and to the 

 Season of the year movements of troops is from the latter end of July 

 rovem^of'tJoops! *> *» middle of September, during which time 

 cafillas, &c. there are three or four falls of rain, which causes 



the river to swell for a few days, after which it subsides, and falls to its 

 usual depth of 4 and 5 feet the farthest. This season for want of rain, 

 the river has fallen so low as 1 and 2, in few places 3 feet. 



During the day the weather is oppressively warm, and travellers expe- 

 Hot weather, rience great fatigue and suffering on that account ; and 

 from what I have seen and felt, I would not advise travelling through 

 Bolan in the hot months, except in cases of extreme necessity. The 

 nights also are very hot. After leaving Mooch, shelter from the sun is 

 not to be met with, especially for a large body of men. 



Forage for cattle and other animals of burthen is got from the hills, 

 Forage. ne ar and round about Bolan : the plain also affords good 

 grazing land, in an ordinary season of rain. The Pass itself, and its im- 

 mediate vicinity, can find grass and forage for any number of cattle and 

 horses, even in this season. If there be no rain and scarcity, grass is to 

 be found about the parts along the road. The description of grass found 

 about Bolan is similar to the hay given to horses in Hindostan ; and to 

 camels and bullocks a peculiar shrub growing wild, called stoomby by 

 the natives, and another called trat, considered strengthening, and a good 

 substitute for camel thorn and leaves of trees. 



Provisions and grain are not to be had in the Pass. An army passing 



ought to be particular in procuring a good suddIv 



Provisions and grain. b r r & & *r J 



for a seven days' journey at the least through the 



Pass, barley or jow for horses and mules, wheat for camels and bul- 

 locks. 



Barley, wheat, jowaree, rice, doomba (or fat tailed sheep,) goats, &c. 

 can be procured from the towns and places in Daddur and round about. 



