1852.] Translation of Ibn HuokuVs Account of Scind. 57 



very large one, its water ever sweet. They say it contains crocodiles 

 like the river Nile ; to which it approaches in size and mode of tides ; 

 — these rise over the country and then subside ; when the land is 

 cultivated in the mode I have mentioned in Egypt. 



The Scind river flows from a distance of three marches from Mol- 

 tan ; a large stream of sweet water. It is understood to join the 

 Mehran. 



Mekran chiefly contains deserts and sands, being of little water at 

 all seasons. 



Between Munsooruh the water subsides into pools, round which in 

 the fens and marshes resides a Scindian tribe called Jat, they con- 

 sume chiefly fish and water-fowl resembling the Berber tribes. 



Those afar from these marshes living on the plains are like unto 

 the Koord races, consuming milk, cheese and bread. We have now 

 finished the boundaries of Islam towards the East. 



