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higher ranges of the Black mountains parallel to these valleys, 

 and the Gulamani Bozdars round about it and lower down on the 

 western slope facing the Afghan country. Streams and rivulets 

 are numerous in this direction, and juwar, makai, and wheat are 

 produced in some quantities, together with a little cotton sufficient 

 for home consumption. The principal trees are the Zaitun or 

 wild olive and the Pulah. 



There is a road through this valley to the Afghan country which 

 is practicable for camels, and water is procurable at each stage. It, 

 however, leads into the pass through the Black Bange in the Bozdar 

 country already described ; and as the Bozdars hold the principal and 

 more difficult denies of the passes leading into it, they are able to 

 throw obstacles in the way. Beyond the Black Eange to the west, 

 in this direction, there is a level tract of country, or large open 

 valley, as it may be more properly termed, about ten miles in breadth 

 belonging to the Liini and Kakair Afghans already referred to. Be- 

 yond this the hills again rise, but they are not nearly so lofty as 

 those to the east. 



South of the valley and pass just described are the small Darrahs 

 ofGhazi, Sata'i, Beh-lab, Kahbi, Suri, and Ghaman, so called from the 

 small streams flowing through them, which, at a short distance from 

 the hills, are wholly lost or expended in the irrigation of the lands. 

 Six hundred Khosahs cultivate those spots close up to the foot of 

 the hills, which are within the Yard Batil village bounds. From this 

 to the eastern slope of the Black Bange distant about twenty-five 

 miles, the country is totally uninhabited, but the western slopes are 

 held by the Khetrans. There are no roads fit for beasts of burthen 

 through these small valleys, and, even for men on foot, the defiles 

 leading into the great route are difficult in the extreme. 



Next in succession south are the small valleys of Sufaidii, 

 Karii or Garu, Stir and Baey, all of which are within the Yani 

 Batil boundary. The Khosahs in this direction acknowledge Khan 

 Muhammad and Khuda Baksh as their headmen. About six 

 hundred of the tribe cultivate the lands close to these Darrahs, 

 which are very small and distant one or two miles from each other. 

 There are springs of water in the valleys of Sufaidu, Sur, and 

 Kani, but iu the latter is a mineral spring, the water of which is 



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