434 H. G. Raverty— The Mihrdn of Sind and its Tributaries. [Ex. No. 
to unite with the Sind on the frontiers of Jasal-nur, 478 but, for a long 
period it has become obstructed and blocked up.” The writer tere, 
of course, refers to the Ghag-ghar and Hakra united, and when the 
Gling-ghar was not entirely dependent on rain. 479 This river aiises 
from the overflow of water in the rainy season from the Siwalik 
range near Pinjor, on the north and west of the tract wherein the 
Chitang and Sursuti take their rise. It then ran towards the south, 
passed east of Muni Majra and west of Ram Garh, then turned south¬ 
west, and reached the kasbah or bazar town of Banliur, 480 below the 
walls of which it flowed. So far, the changes in its course do not seem 
to have been very great; but, about four or live miles above Banliur, 
another rain-fed liver, the ITnbhala ( ), now branches off to the 
south-west towards Anbalah, which river will be presently noticed. 
From Banlnir the Ghag-ghar ran more to the south-south-west, 
and passed about two miles, or a little over, west of Mughal Sara’e ; 
and crossed the present line of railway near a place which still preserves 
its name, namely Ghag-ghar Sara’e, 481 about eight miles and a half to 
the north-westwards of Anbalah. 
Now it passes less than two miles west of that place. 
From Ghag-ghar Sara’e it ran away in a direction about south-west 
passing near Chappar and Fath-pur on the east, and midway between 
the latter place and Bliunareri, winding considerably in some places; 
then turning a little more westerly, it ran on towards Samanah, and 
washed some of the buildings of that place on the east side. The Sur¬ 
vey account says, in proof of this, that, “ in going from Banhur to 
Patialah by way of Ram-pur, Madan-pur, Ujrawar, and Kheri, 482 the 
of water descending from the mountains during the rainy season, thus causing the 
banks of the river to overflow to an extent of several miles ” 
At page 7 of the article on the ‘‘ Lost River” in the “ Calcutta Review,” the 
writer says, that, “ the old river bed noiv [sic] known as the Ga^gar, in which 
flows the stream of that name, according to tradition, was originally the bed of 
the Satlej.” The tradition so called must have been misunderstood : the so called 
“ Eastern Nyewal ” must have been meant ; and the “ old river bed noio known as 
the Gaggar,” that is the Ghag-ghar, is as old as the hills. 
478 See page 450. 
479 See note 485, page 438, 
480 “ Boonoor ” of the maps. See following note 485, page 438. 
481 The merchants, Steel and Crowther, quoted in note 357, page 354, who passed 
the Ghag-ghar two hundred and seventy-five years ago — in 1G14-15 A. D._mention 
it as follows : “ Mogul 1 Sera or Gaugar, on the route from Shahabad to Sunam.” 
432 This word continually occurs in the names of places in these parts, generally 
in conjunction with another word, sometimes following, sometimes preceding. 
It means a village, from Sanskrit Another form of the word is Khera. In 
