1844.] 1838 and 1839, by Hajee Abdun Nubee, of Kabul. 825 



The lands of Baghbanah are divided among the chiefs ; there are no 

 ryots. Every chief has a separate village, over which he exercises sole 

 and supreme authority. There is a measure which is fin weight 4 

 Company's seers. 



The rupees current are the Chantree and Kashanee, the former 

 at 14, the latter at 15 annas. 



On reaching Baghbanah, I heard that Taj Mahommed Mongul on 

 his arrival at Kalat, had told the Khan, that Eesa Khan had made an 

 acquaintance with Kumal Khan to plunder the Khan's granaries at 

 Baghbanah, and that on hearing this, the Khan had detached his brother 

 and Shahghasee Noor Mahommed to see the real state of things, with 

 orders to attack these Khans if the report of their intended revolt was 

 true ; but if not, to coax them to Kalat under the pretence of holding 

 council as to the propriety of making preparations for hostilities with 

 the British troops, when he intended to confine them. 



ljth October. — Proceeded 6 kos in a retrograde direction to Abi 

 Sekran. 



18th October. — From this 8 kos to the plain of Ferozabad, to a ri- 

 vulet with a pool of water in it. 



\9th October.— Proceeded over a winding road in a rivulet to Nal 



Nal - in a Northerly direction. The cultivation depends on the 

 rain. The chief is Meer Husal Khan Bezanjoo, who is very hospi- 

 table while a guest is under his roof; but as soon as he quits him, 

 will not hesitate to plunder him ; he could collect a force of 1,000 men. 



20th October. — Proceeded over a level road 4 kos in a Northerly 

 and N.E. direction over the dry lands of Nal, to a stage with water, 

 but no inhabitants. In the evening started, and in the morning after 



Gidar. travelling over a very bad road all night, arrived at Gidar, 

 where I proceeded direct to my friend Baiee Khan ; the road leading 

 sometimes N.E., N.N.E., and sometimes North. 



On the third day after leaving Gidar, being 23rd October, I 



Kalat. reached Kalat, when hearing of a copper mine at Anjeera, 

 I returned and brought back (specimen No. 9.) On my return to 

 Kalat, I put up in the house of Hajee Mosim, a courier, where 

 I hoped to keep myself concealed, but was soon discovered by Faiz 

 Mahommed Bubee, who suspected the object of my late tour in 



News. Mukran, and would have no doubt persuaded the Khan to 



