24<8 An account of Upper and Lower Suwdt. [No. 3, 
of a small valley, of the same name, running to the N. E. At this 
point also, the river has approached very near to the spur from the 
mountains, over which lies the Sliameli Pass, just referred to, so 
much so, that there is no passage into the central part of the Suwat 
valley in the hot months, when the river is at its height, by any 
other road; but in winter there is a practicable road along the river’s 
bank. I examined all the Pushto books in this village which I could 
get hold of, but they were all on divinity, and not one with which 
you are not acquainted; such as Makhzan-ul-Islam, Eawa’kl-ush- 
sharri’ah, Jannat-i-Fardous, Durr-i-Majalis, &c. At this place also 
there are some ruins on the mountains to the east, but they are few, 
and can only be distinctly traced on ascending the mountains; but 
there are no houses or walls standing. 
Manglawar, also, is very pleasantly situated, with streams from 
the mountains running past it, together with a great number of 
umbrageous plane trees like those at Tarrwah. Here also I obtained 
a copper coin, which I bought. 
Proceeding onwards we reached the village of Chhar-bagh, and 
made inquiry after the principal books I had come purposely to 
seek, in the houses of the Mians or Saiyids ; but those 1 sought 
were not forthcoming. Continuing our journey for about four and 
half miles, in a direction between north and west from Chhar-bagh, 
on the river’s bank, we reached the Kabul-gram, about four and half 
miles further on, and thence onwards, passing several small bdnddas 
or hamlets, we reached Khuzah Khel, where we stayed the night ; 
and I again made inquiries about Pushto books, but could obtain 
nothing new. The air at this place was very chilly; and the valley 
began to contract very considerably. There were no Hindus in the 
village; and the Paranehas were the only tradespeople and shop¬ 
keepers to be found so far towards the upper part of the valley. 
Here the rice fields, too, ceased; for the banks of the river began to 
get very high and steep. The land on which this village stands, as 
well as others on the left bank, facing the north, is high. Some are 
situated on a spur from the hills, and others on more level ground, 
or on small plains, at the very skirt of the hills ; but the ground is 
not level until the river’s banks are reached ; for the land resembles 
the back of a fish. The banks of the river, on both sides, sometimes 
slope down to the water’s edge, sometimes are steep and scarped 
