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was 2f ft. deep. The hills have now attained an altitude of about 600 ft., 
and stand out grand and peaked, the outer surfaces being almost perpen¬ 
dicular. The encamping ground is again an open spot without any 
village or supplies. 
11 th November, 1876.—Remained halted at Nur. 
V&bh November, 1876.—At 6 a.m. commenced our march to Peer Lakha; 
distance 6 miles. Arrived at 8.45 a.m., having made no halt. We 
descended 400 ft. The road lay all the way along the river bed, and was 
very heavy (over loose shingle). During this short march we crossed 
the river twenty times, and in some places it was nearly 3 ft. deep; my 
ammunition boxes just escaping. We traversed one of the grandest 
parts of the pass—numerous chains of high rocks, collected together 
from various directions, the outer surfaces being perpendicular and the 
average height fully 500 ft. The camping ground is a rice swamp, and 
near it is a mosque, a few huts, and trees. Frewood in abundance, 
but no supplies. 
loth November, 1876.—At 6 a.m. commenced our march to Hatajee ; 
distance 9 miles. We halted on the road half-an-hour and arrived 
at 9.50 a.m. The first 4 miles were along the bed of the river-(over 
which we crossed eighteen times), and the remaining 5 along a stony 
plateau ; very heavy marching. The pass here opens out, being nearly 
a mile wide in some places, and the heat is increasing daily. We des¬ 
cended 530 ft. Hatajee consists of a few mud huts and stunted trees, 
and lies over the left bank of the river. No supplies, but forage and 
firewood plentiful. 
14sth November, 1876.—At 6 a.m. commenced our march to Paneewunt ; 
distance 12 miles. Halted on the road 20 minutes and arrived at 
10.30 a.m. The road lay all the way along the river bed, over loose 
shingle and boulders, making the marching both difficult and harassing. 
The pass continues very open, and signs of vegetation and cultivation 
appear in the valleys. We descended 520 ft. The encamping ground 
is above the right bank of the river, without a village or any supplies. 
lbth November, 1876.—At 6 a.m. commenced our march.to Nowlung ; 
distance 8 miles. Halted on the road half-an-hour, and arrived at 
9.50 a.m. The first 5 miles, to a place called Kahoo (which consists of a 
few mud huts, and is generally selected for the camping ground), were 
along the bed of the river, over loose shingle and boulders—by far the 
hardest marching we have had; the river, too, over which we crossed 
Very often was running very strong, and averaged ft. in depth at the 
fords. After passing Kahoo, the road runs for about a mile over hard 
cultivated ground, and then ascends a stony plateau for another 
2 miles (easy marching) ^ when it descends to the river bed, over which 
we crossed and camped on the left bank. The camping ground is on 
the bed of the river. No village nor supplies. The pass here nearly ends, 
the hills being scarcely over 200 ft. high. During this march we 
descended 280 ft. 
1 Qth November, 1876*—Halted at Nowlung. In the afternoon 
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