‘A collection of treaties, engagements and sanads relating to India and neighbouring countries’ [‎281] (298/578)

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AFGHANISTAN—NO. XX—1905.
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Muhammad. That village mentioned in my award has lately been deserted and
no longer exists.
7 . Further demarcation of the course of the Helmund river and the Nad Ali
and the Sikhsar streams is at present impossible owing to the nature of the banks,
which are liable to be inundated. Moreover further demarcation appears un
necessary at the present time as the course of the water in those streams clearly
marks the boundary. Hereafter should any of those streams dry up by reason
of a change in the course of the Helmund, and cease to be water channels, their
course can easily be ascertained and demarcated, if necessary, with the aid of the
pillars and places above described.
8. From pillar No. 59 the course of the boundary line is demarcated by pillars
Nos. 60 and 61 built on the left bank of the water channel which joins the Shela-
i-Shamshiri near T)eh Hassan Kharot. Pillar No. 62 has been built to mark this
point on the south bank of the Shela-i-Shamshiri close to Deh Hassan Kharot.
From here the straight line to Tappa-i-Tilai has been marked by pillars Nos. 63,
64, and 65, the last named being built on the top of Tappa-i-Tilai. It is necessary
to note here that the villages of Deh Ali Mardan and Deh Ali Jangi mentioned in
my award as being on either side of this line have been deserted since my award
was delivered and neither of them now exists.
9. To illustrate the boundary line from the point of separation of the Rud-i-
Pariun and Nad'Ali channels to Tappa-i-Tilai in greater detail than is possible
in a map of 4 miles to one inch, a map of 1 mile to 1 inch of that portion of the
boundary line is attached to this statement.
10. Pillar No. 66 has been built on the top of the most western of the Sharaki
Tappas and the straight line onwards to Tappa-i-Kurki is marked by pillars Nos. 67
and 68, the latter being situated on the top of the most western of the Kurki
Tappas. On the straight line between pillar No. 68 and Shalghami, which is marked
by pillar No. 70, pillar No. 69 has been built. The land on which pillars Nos. 67
and 69 have been built is generally under water, but as it happened to be dry at
the time of demarcation massive masonry pillars have been built at those points
which it is hoped will last a long time.
11. From pillar No. 70 at Shalghami, the straight line of boundary to Siah
Koh has been marked by 19 pillars, Nos. 71 to 90. Of these pillars some are
built in Naizar lands subject to innundation, and every care has been taken to
build them strong and massive enough to last a long time. The line from pillar
No. 70 to pillar No. 76 passes 600 feet south of the^st southern edge of a promi
nent Tappa called Tappa-i-Kharan, 3,223 feet soVthof)he centre of top of southern
face of Tappa-i-Shaghalak, and 1,485 feet south of the highest point of Tappa-i-
Musjidak. Between pillars Nos. 76 and 77 the line crosses the open water of the
Hamun and demarcation was impossible. Pillar No. 77 is on the west shore of
the Hamun, and the line thence ascends the barren and waterless glacis and slopes
of the Siah Koh. Pillar No. 90 is on the summit of Siah Koh, which is also known