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I remained there till the 12th January, chiefly occupied with 

 Magnetic and Meteorological observations. Excursions were made 

 to the old bed of the Ravi and to the Chenab, where I made de- 

 tailed hydrographical observations. 



I proceeded from Mooltan across the Ghara or Sutlej to Bhawl- 

 pore and by Ahmedpore to Khanpore. 



On this journey I had the opportunity of examining the borders 

 of the desert which advances close to the Sutlej and to the Indus. 



Having made from Chanpore an excursion to Mithancote on the 

 right shore of the Indus, and returned to Khanpore, I marched by 

 Naushera and Subgilcote to Sukkur in Upper Sind. 



There and in its environs, (at Shikarpore) I remained six days, 

 partly engaged in packing the collections made during my journey 

 in the Punjab, partly in taking a series of observations. 



I left Shikarpore on the 17th February, 1857, and travelled by 

 Sarkhana to Sewan along the right side of the Indus. 



After having visited and examined the Hills near Sehwan, the 

 hot springs at Sukki and the Manehar lake, I followed the Hill road 

 by Chorla and Dumach to Kurrachi, which I reached on the 22nd 

 February. 



In Kurrachi all my collections (23 boxes) were carefully packed 

 and arrangements made for their being shipped to Bombay. 



Departing from Kurrachi on the 1st March I went by Satta and 

 Mugribi across the delta of the Indus and across a portion of the 

 run to Subput in Kutch and on the 14th of March arrived by 

 Khora and Nukatranha at Bhooj, the capital of Kutch. 



During my journeys I was accompanied by Mr. Monteiro and 

 the draftsman Eleazar Daniel, (guide in the Quarter Master Ge- 

 neral's Department, Bombay,) formerly in my brother's establish- 

 ment. 



Mr. Monteiro was sent by me in a boat from Pind Dadan Khan 

 to Mooltan and then to Sukkur and Kurrachi. 



Besides making collections of Natural History he took very good 

 hydrographical and meteorological observations with the instru- 

 ments I had entrusted to him. 



Eleazar Daniel, the draftsman, travelling constantly with me, was 

 of great assistance in taking and completing observations, and 



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