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Gazetteer.
As there are no villages, huts or encampments at several of the halting
places on this section, it is needless to submit the gazetteer in the form pre-
viously used, as we shouid simply write the \vord “ Nil ” opposite several of
the headings, -
The following modified lorm has therefore been adopted.
13W( February 1899. Chak Malik.
Height 2,250 feet.
Chah Malik, situated just beyond the eastern verge of the Narrnasheer
has a well ot perennial sweet water, some 6 feet deep, and also a lino of disused
Kanats, which if cleared out would doubtless again give a supply of cle,r
water. wells could also be dug, when water would be struck at G or 7
feet. The camel grazing is good, fuel plentiful, and the soil is fair and amble
ihe climate is verv hot.
Ikth February 1899. Nookabad. Height 2,175 feet.
Nookabad lies Ilf miles east-south-east of Chah Malik and some 8 miles
north of Gegm, which is on the main route. It has a well of slightly brackish
water, 7 feet deep. Other wells could be dug here, as water is said to exist at
the abovementioned depth. The graz ng is fair, and a little fuel is to be
found. Ihe soil is soft and salty. The climate is very hot.
15M February 1899. Ramkan. Height 2,950 feet.
r lo the immediate south of the Kuh Itamkan, in a nullah, the wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. of that
name is L-cated. It is ( feet deep, and the water is plentiful and practically
sweet. The camel grazing is excellent and fuel is plentiful, while the ground
is very fair for cultivation. The climate would be somewhat cooler than the
two previous mentioned places. This would be a likely place for a small Tana
of stone and mud, which would cost ab >ut Rs. 200.
\Qth February 1899. Cham Gez. Height 3,910 feet.
* Temp.—6 a.m., 51° ; 6 p. in., 60°.
Cbah Gez lies to the north-west of the Bazman Ruh and has a spring of
slightly biackish water, which flovv> into a well. There is good camel grazing,
and a fair amount of fuel is procurable. The soil is decidedly good. Chah Gez
has a fair climate.
* Note. Captain Webb-Ware kindly sent me a thermometer, so the temperature is again given.
17^ February 1899. Henjareh. Height 4,220 feet.
Temp.—6 a.m., 49’ ; 6 p.m., 57°.
On the edge of the Baztnan off-shoots and due north of that peak, lies the
spring of Henjareh. The water is plentiful and is sweet, but tepid. The
carrel grazing in the plain is excellent. Fuel, too, is procurable. There is no
arable ground at Henjareh, but a mile off the plain is reached, which has fair
soil. A small Tana might also be built here at a cost of Rs. 200.
Y&th February 1899.
Pansara.
Height 4,240 feet.
Governor
Population
Crops
Supplies
Water
Houses
Satoot-ul-Mamalik.
2 palm-leaf huts. 10 people.
500 mans wheat; 30 date trees; 200 mans dates.
2 cows ; 50 sheep. No supplies.
2 springs, sweet water; tepid, 81°. Enough water to irrigate
15 to 20 acres of ground. At present, about 2 acres
cultivation ; could be increased.
2 huts.