824 Tour through parts of Baloochisthan, in [No. 154. 



The water is scarcely in proportion to the inhabitants ; to the South 

 is the kour or rivulet of Saee. Wad has decreased in prosperity on ac- 

 count of several successive years of drought, and the receding state of 

 the karez. Half of the place belongs to Walee Mahommed Khan 

 Mongul, and the other to Taj Mahommed Khan and Eesa Khan of the 

 same tribe, of the division Shaeezai. The latter has the greatest influ- 

 ence of the three, on account of his being the most hospitable. The 

 Monguls say, they formerly numbered 18,000, they may now amount to 

 8,000. On arriving at Wad, the darogah spoke to Eesa Khan about 



Intercourse. me an d my intercourse with Ruheem Khan at Beloo. 

 Next morning I was invited to see Eesa Khan, who put to me many 

 questions regarding the British Government, and seemed to be much 

 satisfied with the information I gave him. The next day Meer Eesa 

 Khan gave me a guide to be ready to accompany me to Baghbanah, 

 and I also learnt that Taj Mahommed Khan had started to Kalat to in- 

 form Mehrab Khan, that Eesa Khan had been holding private commu- 

 nication with a spy of the British Government. 



\\th October — Left Wad and proceeded 5 kos over a level road in 

 some parts stony without water, in a N.W. and N.N.W. direction. 



Sungarajee. Sungarajee is a stage with no inhabitants; water in pools 

 in a rivulet. 



12th October. — Proceeded 10 kos over a road partly level and partly 

 hilly. To the first 5 kos until arriving at the mosque of Azroo there 



Stage, is no water, thence at a short distance and near the road 

 are two quarries of yellow zak (specimen No. 8,) thence across a 

 rivulet with water, the direction being N.W.; stopped at a kahnee 

 in this rivulet. 



\3th October. — Proceeded in the rivulet to Abi Jekran. On leaving 

 the last stage there are two roads, the left to Nol to the N.N.W., 



Abi Jekran. the other to the right N.N.E. to Ferozabad, which con- 

 sists of dry lands. On a hill to the left is a lead mine, on the other side 

 antimony is produced. 



\4th October — Proceeded 6 kos to Baghbanah in a N.E. direction ; 



Baghbanah. this place is surrounded by hills, and is subject to the 

 Khan of Kalat, who has a resident deputy, a Shahghasee. There is a 

 spring divided into 3 shares between the Khan of Kalat, Mahommed and 

 Karam Khans Eltazai. 



