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WARM SmiNGS AT GURMAB. 



a small stream abounding with Mahaseer, Barbus, etc. and falling into 

 another stream, again meets the main river, which runs off to the east- 

 ward from the place where it is crossed towards Gurmab. There is 

 no sign of bubbling in the springs, although the water commences to 

 run visibly from within a few yards. The temperature of one did 

 not vary from 76°, which must be about the mean temperature of the 

 place, but? the temperature of a deep body of water after the con- 

 fluence of several springs was 82°, so that some of them must 

 hence be of considerable temperature : the highest examined was 

 81°. 



Of three springs examined — the first of these had a temperature 

 of 82° Fahr. — the second of 77°, these unite to form the streamlet 

 that runs towards the east — the third spring had a temperature of 

 77° : this is crossed on entering the valley from the south, it runs 

 under a limestone range, and then bends off to the south-east to 

 unite with the main stream. Cyprinus fulgens and C. bimaculatus 

 were found in the 82° spring. From the variation in the tempera- 

 ture of the three, it is obvious that neither represents the mean tem- 

 perature of the place. 



16th. — To Abigoom, eight and a quarter miles, through a similar 

 country up a valley in a NNW. direction ; the valley is narrowed 

 towards the middle, and is a plain of considerable inclination, the chief 

 rocks passed are limestones. No fodder for camels, and little enough 

 on the road for horses ; the chief vegetation consisting of Nerioides, 

 Psederia involucrata, and small tufts of Kuss-kuss grass ; Ruwash is 

 common, Lycium album ; Salsola prima are not common, and the Bheir 

 is rare. Anew and curious plant looking like Kureel was found, male 

 flowers with large semi-antheriferous bearing disc. Apocynum vimi- 

 nale not uncommon, and not ruined by cattle, Prenanthoid albiflora, 

 Echinopsides, a fine Begonia, B. punicoides, arbuscula ; Salvadora also 

 occurred. The inclined valleys are very shingly and bouldery. The 

 mountains as barren as ever. 



There is at Beebee Nanee a running streamlet, in which small 

 Mahaseer, Nepuroid, Gonorhynchus and Barbus may be found; also 

 a species of Cancer. We were encamped close to the cliffy termi- 

 nation of a limestone range, in which Linaria, Trichodesma, Cyno- 

 glossum, Ruwash, Labiata, and a most singular Telepheoid polyga- 

 lous looking plant were found. There is some fodder along the 

 water for horses, but for camels scarcely any : we accordingly lose six 

 to ten camels now daily. There was a curious echo from the clifF. 



