243 COTTER: SODA INDUSTRY OF SIND. 



Dhoon Khan jo Doobhan, not- far from Lanehwalce Bhit 

 marked on Mm map. Laniwari had excessive water in 

 1918, but in any case the lake is probably too saline to 

 yield chaniho. The bottle containing the specimen of 

 water from the dhand was broken and no test made. 

 (43) Nau Rait. —This dhand is mentioned in the list of 1918, but 

 not in that of 1899, and is a comparatively new 

 producer. Mr. Mahommed Khan describes it as situated 

 4 miles W.N.W. of the dhand marked Kharorec je Dhund 

 on the map, which latter dhand lies 2} miles N. W. of 

 Dhoon Khan jo Doobhan. It is about 2 acres in extent 

 with about 3 feet of water, the water in 1918 being in too 

 great excess to deposit chaniho. The water had a specific 

 gravity of 1-172, and contained 123*8 grams of Na 2 C0 3 

 and 19-3 grains of NaCl per litre. 



(11) Rait Pario, north of and close to Nau Rait, is also a com- 

 paratively new producer. It is about the same size and 

 depth as Nau Rait. Owing to excessive water it did 

 not yield in 1918. The water had a specific gravity 

 of 1-037, and contained 8-8 grams of Na 2 C0 3 and 28-7 

 grams of NaCl per litre. In 1912-13 this dhand is 

 reported to have produced about 5,700 maunds, but in 

 1915-16 and 1916-17 nothing was obtained, as also in 

 1918. In its present state the dhand is too saline to 

 yield chaniho. 



(15) Bhaun, a dhand mentioned in the old list of 1899, is 2 miles 

 north of Rait Pario, and is now dry. 



(46) Kot Korro (Koro or Koc Imamgarh dhand). While all 

 the dhands hitherto mentioned lie east of the Kot Jubo 

 meridian, Kot Imamgarh dhand is about J mile S. of 

 Fort Imamgarh. This old fort is described by the 

 Gazetteer as " the Gibraltar of the Khairpur Mirs," 

 and lies 16 miles N.W. of Kot Jubo. It was visited by a 

 military mission under Sir Charles Napier in 1843. The 

 dhand is about 2 acres in extent with 2 feet of water. 

 No chaniho was obtained in 1918 owing to excess of 

 water. 



The list of forty-six dhands given above completes the descrip- 

 tion of the dhands of the Kot Jubo area, which have ever been 

 known to produce chaniho. 



