Reports and Correspondence Relating to Persia, Including Trade and Trade Routes in Persia [‎64v] (128/252)

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It will, of course, be understood that I do not suggest making the junction
so far from Karachi as Malir. The actual position of a junction in such an
important locality can only he settled after long preliminary investigation and
discussion with the officers of the railway concerned; but for the purposes of a
reconnaissance a mile or two one way or the other was of no consequence.
it
My surveyor made an alternative section of the Pabni Chauki route, but
has no advantages over that now described.
Water-supply.
At ordinary times water is scarce over
the greater part of the alignment.
I travelled through the country after heavy rains when there was
running water or pools in every fair-sized stream. It was, therefore, not
always easy to ascertain where a perennial supply existed and where the pools
were purely temporary. The various permanent springs and pools actually
on the alignment are marked on the section. Others will no doubt be
discovered during survey and construction, for the list cannot claim to be
exhaustive.
At the following places water is obtainable in considerable quantities
(a) All round the Maskkhel Hamun, in shallow
All round the
excavations
(6) Mashkhel River, in large pools near the bridge
site ...
Mile 147 (c) Palantak, in the nulla bed for about j mile
„ 195 (d) Panjgur, in Karezes and in the Rakshan
„ 261 (e) Kil Kaur, at the foot of the Madak north
approach
,, 267 (/’) Spring in the North Madak River, two miles
from proposed tunnel mouth ...
,, 316 (^) At Mandai Af, in a spring near the camping
ground
„ 332 (fi) Pools in the Paho River
„ 360 (i) Nal River, at Jhau (running water)
„ 414j (j) Sir Kaur, in lake
„ 428 (/$ ■ ) Las Bela, in the river and in wells
„ 464 {l) Uthal, in wells
„ 531 {m) Habb River, in pools
Brackish.
Sweet.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
At the following places small perennial pools, springs, or wells exist
Kondi has been already mentioned, Wells
Mile 159 (a) Palantak Thana, at the head of the Tangi
» 1^3 (6) Sorenkik, pool in nulla bed
„ 213 {c) Chib well
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,, 228 (d) Wash Jaurakin, pool in nulla bed
„ 240 (e) Mantr, pool in nulla bed ...
„ 249 (/) Gumbak, pool in nulla bed...
Not on line. Sahar Kalat, Madak Kalat f
Mik sns n° r i K t,' at ’ ] Wel,s average depth
„ 803 Regchahi (.in Kolwa plain ..
„ 347 Musjid Ziarat, pool in nulla
Kang nulla, pool on Damb-Bela caravan road
„ 378 Monro nulla, pool possibly not perennial
„ 395 Mar nulla, pool ...
,, 405 Kumbh nulla, pool (on caravan road)
„ 495 Sonmiani, shallow wells
„ 510 Naka Chauki or Khari, well
„ 524 Bawani Tombs. Well in nulla to south
„ 543 Magar Pir
The quality of the water is almost everywhere remarkably good.
Brackish.
Sweet.
Do.
?
Sweet.
Do.
Do.
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Fairly sweet.
Varies.
Sweet.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Brackish.
Sweet.
Do.
Do.