410 H. G. Raverty— The Mihran of Sind and its Tributaries. [Ex. No. 
The bend in the Sindhu or Ab-i-Sind just below “Keenjur” of 
the maps, fourteen miles south-south-west of the Derah of Ghazi Khan, 
will show the direction in which it flowed at that period. 
It now remains to notice the still more ancient channels of the 
Satadru or Sutlaj, which appear in our maps as “Nyewal N.,” of 
which there are three, not two only, as mentioned in the Calcutta 
Review paper on the “ Lost River,” and the map appended thereto; 
and also in the map appended to Mr. R. D. Oldham’s article on the 
same subject in the Society’s u Journal,” Part II of 1886. The middle 
one of these three channels appears in our maps as the a Didwali 
Nyewal ” because it passes by “ Dubwali” of the same maps, probably. 
There can be no doubt, however, that the Sutlaj, in aucient times, and 
at different periods, flowed in these three ancient channels. The whole 
country west of Ruh-par, near which the waters of the Sutlaj issue 
from the hills, where changes are less likely to occur than in sandy, 
level plains, as far nearly as Ludhianah. west, is more or less seamed 
with channels, some larger than others, although they are, from being 
partially utilized as canals, and the effects of rain, and other causes, 
being gradually obliterated, and some are already nearly so. It is 
evident, that the river, hereabouts, in endeavouring to find its way to 
the southwards and south-westwards, has flowed over every part of it 
almost, from Ruh-par to Firuz-pur. 
One of these old main channels, that of the western Na’e Wall, 425 
can be distinctly traced a mile or thereabouts east of Cham-kaur, which 
is a little over eight miles south-west from Ruh-par, and six miles east 
of Bahlul-pur. 436 The direction of its course points from near Ruh-par, 
and from thence in a south-westerly direction by Cham-kaur. It then 
passes east of Kakaralah, and from thence by Akharah, three miles 
south-south-east of Jagraon. From that point it can be traced, more or 
less distinct, and in a few places nearly obliterated, in the same south¬ 
westerly direction, to some three miles south of Maharaj, 437 and from 
435 The meaning of this compound word is not very clear, Wdl or TFal-ah, or 
Wd-li means ‘a stream,’ ‘river’ ‘running water,’ also ‘the false appearance of 
water in a sandy watei’less desert tract— mirage .’ The meaning ascribed to na’e is 
‘ a tube,’ ‘ passage,’ ‘ canal,’ ‘ channel,’ ‘water-course,’ but from what is mentioned at 
page 447, it seems to be used in the same sense as nahr, which means, ‘ a rivulet,’ 
‘ a river ’ ‘ running water.’ 
Mackeson, in his “ Journal of Captain C. M. Wade’s voyage from Lodiana to 
Mithankot by the river Satlaj in 1832-33,” states, that, “ at Jane-gill, 12 miles below 
Hari-ke, the united streams of the Beas and Satlaj, are called Ghara, but known to 
the natives by the name of Nai.” 
436 “ Bhilolpoor” of the maps. 
437 “ Mehraj ” and “ Mehrajpur ” of different Survey maps, and about sixteen 
miles to the north-eastwards of Bhatindah. 
