'Military Report of the Nushki-Chagai-Western Sinjarani Country' [‎29r] (62/302)

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southern vicinity of the Koh-i-Sultun i even here there is a small
7™ rv; it ^ t., ^ ^
Sah ( Po P „U, is prob Butidtu,
„hlv the best thouoh very scarce. The tamarisk grows to a large
s“e near Baghak, Mekhmall, Dali.andin, Cl.aga. and in the nalos
nf flit' Lar KoVi ronge, and does for roo^h budding,
lo be made of the^ate palms near MaUk Gat and of the
trees growing on most of the moun jiins. country than Water-supply.
Water is more generally distributed over tl e coum y ^
was at one time supposed. The tract of lant „
Manr.il and north of the Roh-i-Sultai. and Draoa Koh, and^ the
desert Ivino 1 between the two roads fiom Khai< n b’ ,
he^tlie enly waterless regions in these districts. n the plmns east
„f the ChaVai Sarlat wells are more frequent than to the west
and though a large ^portion of^ well^ water » brae^, ^
appai'it'ill-effeet/ '^Appendix XI gives a list of wells m Nu ^‘
dirt riot and the adjacent Regislan, made out befoie U91,
^luXCtaraftmtufwater collects in the or
depressions forming tanks amongst t'm ^nd-dums e,c
no difficulty m moving anywhere about the cou y
brings are frequently to he met with,
8nd Weils"havewipened at all stages along the trade route.
Trade converges on Nushki from five different sources
(a) From dalk via Galla Chah and Dalbandm, chiefly dates.
(3 From Seistan vid the trade route, sheep, goats, local
Seistani products, including
carpets. .
From Garmsel vid Kbwaja All
wood and grain.
From Eastern Helmand vta the
wool, ohi, grain and dried fruits. . .
From Sborawak, by numerous routes across the fron ie ,
nhi- wool and grain. , ,
The Nushki banias used to conduct their purchases through
obtain, and in due course despatched them throng i us i i
When accounts were made up the profits realized were equally
divided between hania and agent. This is no longer t ie prac ice
The Balueh now all come into Nushki. . . p^ mprpp
The commerce of the Nushki-Chagai-Sinpram country is Commerce,
chiefly confined to the trade route, which runs through the who e
length of the land from east to west connecting Quetta with
Seiftan, and thereby connecting Indian and Persian commerce.
Trade.
( c )
(e)
^ ,
wool, namdahs and
and Sukaluk,
Purdil Khan niad,