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sudden sweep to the west as far as Dadur at the entrance of the 

 Bolan Pass ; and from Mittunkot, south as far as Kusmore, the 

 most northern village and frontier post in upper Sindh. 



The boundary from west to east occupies the space between the 

 68th degree of east longitude, the Suliman, and the lower and 

 parallel range to it, which forms the western boundary of the 

 Derajat. 



Between this space and the 29th and 31st degrees of north lati- 

 tude, the country is also mountainous. To the extreme west also 

 is a chain of mountains which appears to be an off-shoot from the 

 Sufaid Koh, or Spin Ghar,* running almost parallel with the 

 Suliman range north and south, but with a more westerly incli- 

 nation. The highest peak of this range is called Kund, on the 

 eastern slope of which the river Zhobe rises, and which flowing 

 north-east joins the Gomul just before it pierces the Suliman range 

 on its way to the Indus, which, however, it fails in reaching, the whole 

 of its water being expended for irrigation purposes. On the western 

 slope of the mountain above referred to, the river Lorah rises, which 

 flows south-west through the valley of Pishin, and the other streams 

 rising in its slopes also take a similar direction. 



After passing the high range bounding the valley of the Zhobe 

 to the south, we come to the extensive plain of Bori, which is 

 described to me as being exceedingly temperate, and in other re- 

 spects resembling in extent and appearance the plain of Peshawer ; 

 and is fertile, well watered, and carefully cultivated. The valleys 

 between it, the mountains south of the Zhobe, and the Suliman 

 range, are held by the Musa Khel and Esott Kakarrs, who mostly 

 follow a shepherd's life, and appear to be divided into a number of 

 small and distinct communities. The Bori plain or valley is in 

 the direct route from Multan to Kandahar through the Sanghar 

 Pass to Pishin. 



Other ranges succeed further south, extending to the valley 

 of Zuwarah, and the extensive table-land of Tall and Chotiali, 

 which is inhabited by the Afghan tribe of Tor (black) and Spin 

 (white) Tarins. More south again are the mountains familiar to 



* Spiin Ghar in Pus'hto means the white or Snowy mountain, which is also 

 the signification of the Persian word "Sufaid Koh." 



