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it is half a mile from the river on S. bank, and three stages S. of 

 Boodookhshan ; numerous clay idols are found in the ruins around. 

 Thence the river runs to Wambik where it meets the Tha ; thence 

 N. W. to Peeri Moor, a famous old shrine now in ruins ; thence to 

 Euthook, where it receives another stream from the S. called Be ah. 

 Thence N. W. to Zur or Zurbab, where it meets the Groolsind 

 (v. s.) ; thence N. to fort of Zoon, where the river is called Aizoon ; 

 runs through hilly barren tract to Boloo, an old fort with extensive 

 ruins on the top of a high hill — there are large springs and a place 

 of pilgrimage there ; thence IN". W. to "Weisoon, where it falls into 

 the Boodookshan or Aiksah river. 



11. The Aiksah or Kauksahee rises near Thool, a hill fort three 

 days N. of Dharaheem, whence it runs S. to Komu, winds W. to Naum 

 (where there are coal-beds and iron), thence to Erg and Koanch, 

 where it meets the Graihi (which rises one and a half days to the ~N. 

 in three small lakes called Glial, surrounded by the Kash hills). 

 Thence the stream receives the name Khah, and runs S. and S. W. to 

 the pass of Dur Bohoom, where it meets the Nu-e-choor (which rises 

 in the E. at Grhaz in the Dharabim mountains two stages W. of 

 Dharahun, and thence runs by the caves of Aurooch, near which 

 are good lead-mines,) thence by Peus fort to Dur Bohoom ; thence E. 

 to Toath where it is joined by the Yontee (rising in the mountains 

 of Kalkroosh, passing Maha ruins one and a half stage "W. of the Ghal 

 lakes). A few miles lower at Shei, it spreads into two lakes called 

 Ehesh, on the N. bank of which is the hill in which are the caves of 

 Esh. Thence the Khae runs N. W. to Hathus, where it is joined by 

 the Hem, (which rises in the mountains N. of Chitral at Oogurk) ; 

 thence N. W. to Tahab, to the lake of Noosh where it turns E., and 

 through the Shoolee mountains and pass of Dad, to Muz where it 

 meets the Mooz (rising in Kalproost mountains and has a S. W. 

 course through the Shooli range). Thence N. W. to Ooshuk 

 where it is called Aiksah, — to Boodookshan, where it is first called 

 Khaksah ; two miles IN". W. of the city, it is joined by the Shohi 

 which rises N. E. in the Shoolee mountains. Thence it runs past the 

 ruins of Eshka Kail where it receives the Shood, which runs in N. E. 

 at Shush in the Shoolee mountains, three days N. E. 



The Shood from Sheesh runs along the Shooli range to Pauk 



