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II. JAMU TO BANIHAL. 
I left Jamu on the evening of the 15th May, and, 
being in excellent training, I decided to go on at one 
stretch three fifteen-mile marches to Mir, where Mr. 
Forsyth was encamped. At starting, my thermometer, 
which had been in the shade of a verandah, stood at 
92° F. My own horses had not come up, although 
they had left Lahore before me ; so I borrowed a pony, 
intending to ride, but after proceeding a few miles on 
foot, the road did not improve, and I could not ride 
with any comfort in the dark, I therefore sent the 
pony back, and determined to walk the whole way. 
Here I may remark, that in dry weather I find sandals 
by far the most comfortable to walk in, over bad 
ground, and next to them light boots, which have 
been worn until they fit the feet perfectly ; they should 
fasten with four or five straps and buckles, one or 
more of which can be loosened when necessary. 
From Jamu my road lay in a northerly direction, 
first down a very steep descent, then for a few miles 
along the bed of the stream which flows under the 
Palace at Jamu. I then crossed a succession of soft 
sandstone ridges, on which the footpaths were deeply 
worn into the rock ; and fifteen miles of very difficult 
walking brought me to Dansal, the first regular 
halting-place. I may here note that along all 
frequented roads in the East, there are regular 
halting-places at the end of every ten to fifteen miles. 
Sometimes there is a caravanserai, or more frequently 
there is merely a shop where supplies can be had. 
Natives, when travelling, usually depend entirely on 
these shops for their food, which is purchased every 
