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No. 33.
Gwadar to Lash Juwain (Sistan), via, Kej, Jalk, Lain, Sehkuha.
No. of
stage.
Distance, in
MILES.
Names of stages.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
RBMA.BK6.
miles E. Kapar contains 70 houses, cultivation, but no irrigation. Inhabitants 200 to 250
Karamti Baluchis. Fifty camels, 100 cows, 1,000 goats, 100 sheep, 20 donkeys, 2 horses. A
little grain and ghi procurable. Fuel and forage fairly plentiful, and, after rain, grass also.
Grass "always procurable from Nalin nala, 3 to 4 miles E., according to local report. Water
good and supply constant in wells 15' to 18' deep. After rain, water is obtainable for months
in Talaro River. Kapar is the usual halting-place. At 9f miles cross dry branch of Talaro
River, and at 11 miles cross river itself—water reported always to exist to 2 miles up
stream. After crossing river, road enters low hills of clay and sandstone. At 14 miles pass
cultivation on right and proceed due N. between Daram and Nolent ranges across a plain 2
miles wide. At 16£ miles reach Nolent. Cultivation and water dependent on rainfall. Road
good, except after heavy rain.
Sarti River — 19| 59y From Nolent, a route vid a pass 20 miles E.«
called Biri River through which the Shadi Kaur torrent flows, is
by Macgregor. said to exist, by which Karachi is 16 stages distant.
At3j miles turn the E. extremity of Daram Range
21 miles W. Road crosses Khargoshi plain which lies between Daram and Nolent hills to S.
and Tilar hills to N. On this plain are numerous tanks of rain water ; fuel and camel graz
ing abundant, but grass scarce. At 7? miles pass hamlet of Ban, 2 miles W. Ten houses of
Rind Biluchis. Cultivation; water procurable for eight or nine months from rain. In times
of drought, water from wells 6' deep 1 mile distant. Grazing and wood in plenty ; grass from
Daram hills, 4 miles S. 2,000 goats and sheep, 200 cows, 100 camels. Here cross the
Belar River. At 12£ miles cross the Tileri River, a tributary of Belar. Keep along left bank
of Tileri River and at 13f miles low sandstone and clay hills commence on both sides. At 15£
miles enter Talar gorge. From here au unfrequented route (52 miles) to Gwadar in 3 stages,
between the Ghar and Daram mountains. For 1£ miles through gorge, which resembles the
Chapper Rift, on the Harnai Railway, then debouch on stony plain. The gorge is impass
able in heavy rain. Fuel, forage, and water procurable, but no grass. At 19 miles enter bed
of Sarti River and follow it to camp. The river flowing from N. E. is joined by Manjo River
from W. just below camp, and the two combined form Tileri River which flows through Talar
gorge (see above) and always contains abundant water. At the camp, water-supply dependent
on rainfall. To make the Talar gorge fit for wheels would take a week’s work by Sappers and
Miners, and blasting is required to make it a good road for camels. Fuel and grazing in
small quantities procurable here ; grass scarce, but could be collected from neighbouring hills.
4 Amalani 22 81j Road crosses to right bank of Sarti River and follows
260. up the Kanda Khaur (a tributary of the former).
At 2g miles leave stream and cross low kotal over
Asmangul range of low clay hills. Descend the
Haftari nala, a tributary of the Dasht River, crossing several smaller tributaries from the E.
At 4| miles Kuhak is seen to W. under Panodi Mountain, and the course of the Dasht River
(flowing S.) is also visible to the W. At 5| miles leave Haftari nala and enter range of same
name, winding about and crossing low kotal. At 7 miles enter alluvial plain of Tolgoh. At
12 miles cross dry bed of Dad nala ; numerous tamarisk and a few other trees on the plain,
but grass scarce. At 18£ pass a good well, perennial, 40' to 50' deep to right of road. At
19 miles cross Nilag nala dry. Amalani is dependent on rainfall for water; grazing and
fuel fairly abundant, but no grass. The nearest perennial water is 4 miles due W. in the
Dasht River.
For 3 miles over an open plain, then ascend the
Shahid nala, which flows down from the
Nighwar range, gradient for | mile. Leave
the nala to the left, and cross stony plain
lying amidst the Nighwar hills. At 4 miles the plain is 1 mile wide. At 10 miles, after
crossing several spurs of the range, reach a good well 30' deep, perennial supply, and then
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