'Journal of a Journey from Persia to India through Herat and Candahar. Also Report of a Journey to the Wahebee Capital of Riyadh in Central Arabia' [‎57v] (114/268)

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Thus closed the evening of the 8th November over me m friendly
converse with the son of Ibrahim Khan Seistanee, at that point ol
the Beloochee Frontier which is the most notorious for the depre
dations of the Beloochee Borderers, and which only three nights
ago was the scene of murder and rapine. However, we move
on in good-will, and in very interesting conversation. Ihe Unet
gave me all the details of his father’s murder of Dr. Forbes; re
lated to me the present political difficulties of Seistan, an i s
connection and impending dependence on Fersia. He informed
me of the means taken by Persia in 1856-57 for storing Laush
with grain ; of the transmission of men to Sekooha ; of the presence
there still of a Persian officer with an escort, of the t™^mis-
sion of hostages in the persons of their sons by the ie s aj
Mahomed and Ibrahim Khan to Teheran; of the intention of
Persia to forward a brigade to Sekooha by way of the western
side of (Deh Dundee) the Seistan lake ; and of the intention of
Persia to build a fort at Sekooha or Deshuk. Malik Khan gave
me also some interesting facts relative to the antiquities o
Nbaring the Kash road, the common caravan road winds down
to the point of the Doosdee Kok, nearest the bank of the river
But we struck off from the road in a more northerly direction, an
passing over a long extent of broken ground, descended throng i
a succession of ravines until we struck the river bed, at a point
distant about three or four fursacks from the village of \\ asheer
The Kash road was dry when we passed it. But, at one pom
we came on a pool of water immediately below a perpendicular
rocky bank. Here we watered our horses ; the first water they m
had 'since leaving Hajee Ibrahim. Ascending the river hank we
continued to wind up a succession of ravines into high ground ,
* At this point 1 felt quite overpowered with sleep. I had been m the
on the walk, or on watch for three days and nearly three mg' 3 -
young Chief I was going to sleep, and that he must keep watch over me. t he
awoke, 1 found the Chief sitting by and guard,ng me. Dnnug our con
challenged me to ride him after wild donkeys, over bad hits of “
among brush-wood. I always accepted his challenge j and ran him ar , a o g
him, however, just to beat me.