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diminished, contains water of a sp. gr, of 1*146, which is 

 saline, with only 1/7 grams of XaoCO., per litre. 

 Jakiao (Jukrahoo) dhand, formerly a very large dhand, now 

 contains a little water in the deepest part. It lias a sp, 

 gr. of 1*014 with 3*4 grams of Na £ C0 3 per litre. 

 Kung-UT, about 1] miles N. of Jakrao, also contains a little 

 water of a sp. gr. of 1*048, but saline with less than 0*8 

 gram of Na 2 CO ;; per litre. 

 Budahu dhand, 1 raile N.E of Munclmr and 7 miles N. by E. of 

 Khipro, also contains a little water of a sp. gr. of 1*048, 

 but saline with less than 0*89 gram of Na 2 C0 3 per litre. 

 Kundhi Tul dkmd, \ mile cast of Budahu, has a little water of 

 a sp. gr. of 1*008 with 2*4 grams of Na 2 CO a per litre, 

 Gapni (Gupnee), 3 miles N.N.E. of Budahu, is dry. 

 Laiwari, 1 mile N.E. of Gapni, is one of the old dhands worked 



before 1899, but is dry with only hilar visible. 

 Dimunwari (Dimunwaree Khuror) is another dry dhand with 

 Lalar, formerly worked for chaniho, situated 1 mile 

 east of Gapni and S.E. of Laiwari. 

 Garho Puso, also worked previously to 1899, is now dry with 



only Ivlar visible. 

 Laniwai'i/l mile S. by W. of Rukhbim jo Tuss, and 1 mile east 

 of Kundi Tul, is also dry, with patches of hilar. This is 

 one of the old dhands worked previously to 1899. 

 Baharo (Buhareh), 2| miles east of Kundi Tul. contains saline 

 water of a sp. gr. of 1*038, and witli less than 0' 1 gram 

 of Na 2 CO :1 per litre. 

 Dabhiwari is 3 miles south of Baharo. This dhand was the 

 greatest producer of all the Thai" and Parkar dhands 

 previously to 1899. This dhand was dry, when I saw 

 it early' in January 1919, but owing to heavy rain at 

 Christmas, there had been a little water in a small depres- 

 sion about 5 yards across in the centre of the dhand, 

 which had dried up a day or two before my visit. In 

 this depression I found a crop of crystals of mirabilite 

 (Na 2 S0 4 , 10 H,0) lying on the mud. Most of the 

 crystals had dried to an opaque powdery condition, owing 

 to their alteration to anhydrous sulphate (Na S0 4 ). On 

 the shores of the dhand the old heaps of chaniho condemn- 

 ed in 3899 were still lying in a dilapidated condition. 



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