688 Tour through parts of Baloochisthan, in [No. 153. 



Jalk. The brother of Maddat Khan, Dilawar Khan, holds a fort of his 

 own, called Kohen Kalat. 



One of the forts belongs to Meer Sulla Husarzai Regee, who is said 

 to be able to collect 1,000 men ; he is at enmity with the Mahommud 

 Sonnee Brahoees. 



Jalk is bounded on the East by the dry lands of Mashhed, and on 

 the other sides by hills. 



From Jalk to the shrine of Peer Kaisar is a 6 days' journey for laden 

 camels, and from thence to Seishtan is 6 more over a sandy desert. 



I remained 6 days at Jalk, when I disposed of some mushroo, and 



on the 7th day, being the 29th November, started and pro- 



ceeding in a due West direction over a tolerable road 5 



kos, arrived at Singan, a small fort belonging to Kamal Khan Regee, a 



great thief, but a good host ; the place is well cultivated by a running 



stream, and supplies are plentiful. 



SOtk November. — Eight kos in a due West direction over a good road 



Nahoo. brought me to Nahoo, a small village, well supplied with 

 water, provisions and firewood, which latter I found very necessary, 

 as the place and weather were very cold. I put up in the mosque, 

 and was soon surrounded by questioners, who expressed their surprise 

 at seeing a person in my apparent circumstances proceeding on a 

 pilgrimage, as the generality of pilgrims begged their way. I explained 

 to them, that according to our law, the pilgrimage was only ordained 

 for persons in easy circumstances. They then seemed astonished at 

 my having come this road, as the road thence to the south was a very 

 difficult one, over which horsemen were obliged to lead their horses, 

 and which Mulla Haroon, the great saint of Dezak, of whom I shall 

 hereafter have occasion to speak, had named Peel Sarat, on account 

 Jak-i-Lukman. of its narrowness. They also mentioned a road to 

 the West on which 3 kos from Nahoo was a mountain Pass, or jak, 

 called Jak-i-Lukman, from the philosopher of that name, who cut the 

 road out of the mountain. To the north of Nahoo is a mountain 

 called Sufed Koh, in which the natives believe gold and silver to 

 exist, and on which they say in the spring is a bush which at night from 

 a distance appears on fire, but on approaching it, the delusion vanishes. 

 I wanted very much to visit the Jak-i-Lukman, as I fancied it might 



