692 Trip to Pind Dadud Khan and the Salt Range, [July, 



2 miles eastward near the hills, and where a small stream of fresh water 

 flows. In the tank it is very muddy but sweet. Passed the villages 

 of Vahur and Pindee, the former 3 and the latter 3^ kos from Khond. 



April 26th. — Naree to Kuhanee, 14 kos. — From Naree marched to 

 Kuhanee — the road level, and leading through scanty bush jungle which 

 is cleared away around the villages, the soil appearing to produce good 

 crops of wheat and barley. Passed the villages of Tulookur and 

 Tessowal, the former 3 kos the latter 5 kos from Naree. Both are 

 villages of some size, but ill supplied with water from imperfect kutcha 

 tanks. At Kuhanee there is a kutcha tank of considerable size, 

 being filled from the Jhelum, which is about 4 miles distant, and in 

 which the water is sweet and tolerably clear. 



April 27th. — Kuhanee to Ahmedabad, 7 kos. — Came on to Ahme- 

 dabad, a town of considerable size, situated on a branch of the Jhelum. 

 Between Kuhanee and this place the country is well cultivated, and 

 about 4 kos from the former is Lungur, a place little inferior in size 

 to Ahmedabad, and about a mile from the Jhelum. Between these two 

 places, and gradually approaching the Jhelum to the E. of Ahmedabad, 

 are high clay banks, which about 120 years ago were those of the 

 branch of the Jhelum which now flows to the S. of the town. 



28 th April. — Ahmedabad to Pind Dadud Khan, 10 kos. — Reached 

 Pind Dadud Khan. From Ahmedabad the country is flat and covered 

 with a saline efflorescence, which seems destructive of vegetation. 

 Passed the villages of Surobee, Rolpore and Kourah. The former is 

 considerably to the left of the road, and near the hills. On reaching 

 the place received the news of an outbreak having occurred at Moultan, 

 and of a European Regiment and one of Native Infantry having been 

 ordered to march on that place. Drew on Misser Gyan Chund for Rs. 

 100, and directed him to give an advance of pay to the 6 Sowars and 

 Munshi who accompany me, to the amount of Rs. 5 each, they pro- 

 fessing to have no money to pay their expenses. 



April 29th. — Pind Dadud Khan. — Dispatched diary to Lahore 

 yesterday. Received a visit from Misser Gyan Chund, who informed 

 me that 2 sahibs had been wounded at Moultan, and that the whole 

 country was in rebellion. 



A new locality for coal has lately been found at Mukrass, 3 kos from 

 Dundhote. It is of the same character as the coal of other places 



