1844.] 1838 and 1839, by Hajee Abdun Nubee, of Kabul. 821 



The chiefs of the Jam are Raheem Khan, son of Walee Mahomraed 



Chiefs. Sherazee Mongal, Kareem Khan, Bizanjan Umar, Ronjah 



Jogee, Peskar Braheem, son of Alia Rukhya Wakeel, and Hafiz 



Peshawaree Cazee. 



The government of the Jam is very unpopular. He is on good terms 



Friends, with the Khan of Kalat, with Mahommed Khan and Kamal 



Khan Ellazais, and with Walee Mahommed Khan Mongul. 



The fort is a small dilapidated one, 100 paces in circumference, and 

 Fort. 4 g UZ high. There are several dismounted guns. The 

 gate is towards the East. The fort stands on an earthy mound. The 

 only Persian well I saw in Baloochistan, is here. 



From Baloochistan to Sindh is 10 days' journey via Shah Bi- 

 lanur. 



A tax is levied here of one rupee the load, and four rupees per 

 horse. 



From this to Kech and Panjgoor is 15 days' journey, where water is 

 scarce. The road to Panjgoor is not a gun road, that to Kech across 

 the Jaoo Sak is not a gun one, but that over the Maghal Salt. The 

 Jains once invaded Kech with guns via the Maghal Sak. 



The animals are camels, cattle, buffaloes, sheep, goats, asses, horses 

 and wild sheep. 



The birds are turaj, parrots and mainas. There are sugar-cane, 

 lemons, limes, plantains and jams. 



They build with the kauhoor wood, pece, and neemb, and burn the 

 turmeric, kauhoor and kunar. 



There are 4 shoemakers, 100 weavers, 20 dyers, 7 Hindoo con fee- 

 Bazars, tioners, 8 goldsmiths, 1 coppersmith, and 50 shops of 

 Hindoo traders. The principal merchant is Bolaram, agent of Pretram 

 Doss of Shikarpoor, who trades to the extent of 200,000 rupees. The 

 hire of a camel to Soumizanee is 3 rupees. 



The maund equals the Company's maund. Copper pice are here 

 struck, and the currency is in ducats and Kashanee rupees. 



To the N.N.W. of Beloo 5 kos, there are excavations in the moun- 



Cave. tain, which place goes by the name of Saiful Molook. To the 



East of Beloo in the chappar is a copper mine, and antimony is 



found here, (specimen No. 7-) Sulphur is also found in this chappar. 



To the S.W. of Beloo is the Koh-i-Mata, where surlabs are also found. 



