706 Tour through parts of Baloochisthan, fyc. [No. 153. 



ing the prints of the asses' hoofs. On the road I had frequently ex- 

 pressed my surprise at the rate our asses ambled, when 



Barre asses. 



he explained to me, that they were of the Barre caste, that 

 is, a cross breed between the wild ass and the tame one, who are generally 

 let loose in the jungles to graze. We were still in the district of Rod- 

 bar, and he informed me that the forts of the chiefs Suzad Khan and 

 Mirza Khan were due west from the stage ; here I went to sleep, while 

 my benefactor kept watch on a neighbouring eminence. 



27 lh March.— In the evening we again mounted and proceeded all 



night over an irregular and stony road through a waste, 

 Rameshk. ° , ° .-,.,..,-„ 



and towards morning, we arrived within sight of Kamesnk, 



which place my guide, who gave me his name as Ally Maddat, refused 



to enter for fear of his being recognized, which disclosure would entail 



a feud he said between his people and those of my late master. 



28th March. — In the evening again started and proceeded in a due 



, east direction 10 kos, over a road in parts level and in others 

 Kutech. . , , 



irregular, to Kutech, a place containing 100 huts, where I 



would have had a fast, for my guide was afraid to enter the village, 

 had I not gone myself and begged a few scraps of coarse bread and a 

 handful of dates, on which we breakfasted. 

 29th March.— At noon we again started, and at sunset arrived at 

 Motarabad. Motarabad on a level good road. At this place, which is a 

 small one, Ally Maddat had a friend, from whom he procured a din- 

 Tobacco. ner °f coarse bread and dates. At these two places to- 

 bacco is cultivated to some extent. 

 20th March. — Started for Punoch which was seven kos distant, 

 and on the road met a man mounted on the very identical ass that 

 Mahommed Ally of Bampoor had given me, and sitting on my saddle 

 „ , bags. I stopped him, and made him return with me 



Property recovered. ° l l 



to Punoch, in the mosque of which place I took up 

 my quarters. I had no difficulty in proving my right to the ass and 

 saddle bags, from which latter, however, all the articles of value had 

 been extracted. The man appeared to be very indignant at being sus- 

 pected of theft, and set out in a great hurry, promising to return with 

 the man from whom he had purchased the property ; however I never 

 saw him again during my stay at Punoch. I was not able to see 

 Oodeean myself, for reasons detailed above, but while at Punoch, I 

 gained the following information regarding it from Futteh Khan and 

 Ally Maddat. 



( To be continued.) 



