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the south of Peshawur, and is said to be of three kinds. 

 The first sort is called Pullee, and is wrought into bars ; it 

 sells from 4| to 5J annas per seer at Purmool, and in Can- 

 dahar from 10J to 11| annas per seer. The second sort is 

 termed ?' Belka-lohar" or " Ahun-i-bel" and is turned into 

 spades, ploughshares, &c. ; it is sold by the traders from 4 

 to 5 annas, and in Candahar the price is from 10 to 11 annas 

 per seer. The third sort is called Kyhee, and is converted 

 into hoes, knives, hinges, &c. ; it is said to be the worst, and 

 is distinguished as being " sukht," or brittle ; the price at 

 Purmool is 2| to 3 annas, and at Candahar from 5 to 6 

 annas per seer. The duty is l-40th. The ore is the same, 

 but undergoes three smeltings, by which the three qualities 

 are produced. It is consumed in large quantities. 



2. Iron pyrites, or sulphuret of iron. Is abundantly distri- 

 buted throughout the trap formation of the country, but 

 is not in use. It occurs both massive and cubic. 



3. White iron pyrites, in octohedrons. Is sometimes 

 brought in small quantities from Persia, but I am not aware 

 of its being in use for any thing. 



4. Magnetic iron ore, or " Gowr-sung." Is abundant in 

 many parts of the country. It occurs both earthy, massive, 

 and lamellar. The two former are found in the Shah- 

 muksood range, west of Candahar ; and the last is from the 

 Huzzarah mountains. They are not now used. 



5. Fibrous red iron ore, or red hcematite. Occurs dissemi- 

 nated in nodules among the trap-rocks at Melmandeh ; it is 

 unknown as an ore to the Affghans. 



6. Red oxide of iron. Occurs in the Huzzarah mountains, 

 but appears to be unknown in Candahar. 



7. Yellow clay ironstone. This was found by myself in 

 the Bolan Pass, but is not known in Candahar ; it is of a 

 yellowish ochery colour, and yields much iron on analysis. 

 The fracture is dull earthy, and traces of carbonised plants 

 are observable in the stone. 



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