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BOLAN PASS EXPEDITION. 
Report of the March from Jacobabad to Hagee-ka-Shur of the Jaeobabad Mountain Train , 
on Escort with Major Sandeman, on Special Duty. 
Name of 
halting place. 
Remarks on road• 
Made or unmade, cart or 
cattle, good or bad, &e. 
Remarks on camping ground:— 
High or low, open or con¬ 
fined, clean or dirty. 
Supplies, water, forage, 
&e. 
Remarks as to 
time and place 
of appearance 
of cholera, fe¬ 
ver, or any 
other disease. 
1876. 
Apr. 
4th. 
Rojau. 
A.M. 
3.0 
A.M. 
7.30 
Apr. 
6th. 
Arr. 
6th. 
Apr. 
7th. 
Halted at Rojan. 
Kunda. 
Makan Eela. 
Apr. 
8th. 
Apr. 
9th. 
Apr. 
10th. 
Bagh. 
(Total distance to 
town = 8 miles). 
Halted at Bagh. 
Hagec-ka-Shur. 
A.M. 
6.45 
A.M. 
7.45 
33 
16 
A.M. 
9.45 
A.M. 
7.30 
25 
15 
Made road (uumetalled), light 
and sandy soil, bridges over 
irrigation, and also broken. 
Fit for passage of all arms. 
Flat country, partially cul¬ 
tivated. Guns drawn by 
mules. 
No road, camel track, used by 
carts. Goes across desert 
in which there is no water. 
Formerly the plain was quite 
barren; good marching now. 
Low scrub and road cut up 
by flood water. Guns drawn 
by mules. 
Camel and cart track, mostly 
along the right bank of 
Naree. This stream is di¬ 
vided into several channels, 
and dry most of the year. 
On its course are many vil¬ 
lages ( wallee ) and some cul¬ 
tivation. Passed Gahee Khan 
at 5 miles, Synd-Sa-Gote 5£, 
Sajananee 8 miles, then 
Saltun-Shah-Mirpur at 12 
miles (1 mile to E.), and 
at 13| miles Kaisun-ko-joke 
(2 miles to W.) the Naree 
is crossed between the first 
and second named, 3 ft. deep, 
30 ft. across (dry). General 
direction of route northerly. 
Marching easy. Guns drawn 
by mules. 
Pass to right bank of stream 
by easy crossing. The route 
lies over open and barren 
plain, slightly undulating, 
last 5 miles a steady ascent. 
At 11 miles village (Machi). 
The guns drawn by mules. 
Route is a camel-track, leading 
nearly due N. A few small 
water-courses are crossed. 
At 3 miles Biamt of Tair- 
Ghazi. Hence, gentle ascent 
all the way. No villages, 
barren open country, thinly 
sprinkled with bushes, very 
little cultivation. Easy 
marching. The sandy soil 
here begins to be mixed 
with stones. Guns drawn 
by mules. 
Formerly a village and mud fort, 
now ruined by floods and de¬ 
serted. Encamped on side of 
road E. of old fort (usual en¬ 
camping ground is beyond). 
Rather below level of sur¬ 
rounding country. Formerly 
open, but now enclosed by 
jungle. Frequently used by 
Kafilas, and therefore dirty. 
Two pukka wells (the old one 
has the best water). Forage 
procurable. 
Kunda is a large village. There 
is abundance of open ground 
for camping. Water from a 
tank good and usually plen¬ 
tiful. Supplies and firewood 
scanty. Grass procurable in 
small quantities. 
Camped on left bank of the 
Naree, opposite village and S. 
of a walled enclosure with trees 
in it (the Bela). Plenty of 
open ground. Water from 
pools in bed of Naree, and 
good. Firewood scanty. Grain 
(janaree) in small quantities. 
Forage fairly abundant. The 
bed of the Naree is here 
about 50 ft. broad and 6 to 7 ft. 
deep. 
Bagh is a walled town. Popu¬ 
lation said to be 8000. Camping 
ground 1 mile to N. from town 
and beyond tank. It is on 
right bank of the Naree, which 
is here dammed. On this occa¬ 
sion the dam was opened, to 
let down water to Kunda. 
Water from pools. Supplies 
indifferent. Forageprocurable. 
Village is large, situated on right 
bank of Naree, and surrounded 
by a good mud wall. It belongs 
to the Sherwarri Brahuis. 
Camping ground on present 
occasion about 1 mile W. of 
village, on sandbank of and 
close to Naree, which is here 
80 yds. wide and 10 to 12 ft. 
deep. Bottom, hard sand, 
with pools. Abundance of 
open ground nearer the vil¬ 
lage. Water from Naree but 
indifferent. Supplies and for¬ 
age scanty. Firewood plen¬ 
tiful. 
Nil. 
Nil. 
Nil. 
On the 9th April 
two cases of 
cholera oc¬ 
curred, and 
both proved 
fatal. 
Upwards of 25 
admissions to 
hospital from 
cholera, many 
men being at¬ 
tacked during 
the march from 
Bagh. Type 
unsettled. 
