1849.] Trip to Pind Badud Khan and the Salt Range. 693 



around Pind Dadud Khan, but of an inferior quality, containing much 

 brown half decomposed vegetable matter. 



April 30th. — Pind Badud Khan to Reipoor, crossing the Jhelum, 5 

 Jcos.— Left Pind Dadud Khan this morning, and crossed the river to 

 Reipoor, where I encamped. Reipoor is about 4 miles above Pind 

 Dadud Khan, and at this season boats cross the Jhelum most easily at 

 this point, the passage at Meanee being very troublesome from numerous 

 shallows in the bed of river, and the existence of numerous deep nullahs 

 between the chief branch of the river and Pind Dadud Khan. 



May 1st. — Reipore to Phiekie, 12 Jcos. — From Reipoor to Phiekie, 

 a rather long march. Water here slightly brackish, in wells 50 feet 

 deep. Temp, in tent 100°. 



2nd May. — Phiekie to Kumira, 12 kos. — Phiekie to Kumira, through 

 a jungly country. Water abundant and pretty good. Ther. at 101o. 



3rd May. — Kumira to Ramnuggur, crossiny the Chenab, 7 kos. — 

 From Kumira came on to Treka, and from thence struck off to the 

 right to a village named Sarun, close to the bank of the Chenab, where 

 I got into a boat, and after 4 hours on the river, reached the S. bank and 

 came on to Ramnuggur. At this season the Chenab is greatly flooded 

 and full of shallows, which renders its navigation highly troublesome ; 

 camels are ferried across the river about a mile above Sarun, but to get 

 to it there are several deep nullahs to be forded. At Ramnuggur put 

 up in the Bara-derry, which only requires to be furnished with doors to 

 make it a very snug residence. 



4th May. — Ramnuggur to Oodewalla, 10 kos. — Temperature most 

 intense, 106°. Water bad, but abundant. 



5th May. — Muttoo, 8 kos. — Oodewalla to Muttoo. Temperature in 

 tent 108°. Water has a slight smell, but is abundant. 



6th May. — Suntipoora, 7 kos. — Muttoo to Suntipoora, where water is 

 abundant and good. Temp. 104°. 



7th May. — Came on to Pind de dass ka kote, in the morning, and 

 rode into Lahore in the evening. 



*** The k os mentioned in the above diary may be reckoned at 1^ 

 miles. 



