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'Military Report of the Nushki-Chagai-Western Sinjarani Country' [‎85r] (174/302)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (147 folios). It was created in 1904. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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*53
larcre deposits of sulphur, alum, two kinds of ochre (much sought after
foAiyeing), copper and antimony. .
To the west of Koh-i-Sultan the hills are seamed with out'Crops and
veins of ore, some exceedingly rich. The presence of ancient copper
and lead smelting furnaces testifies to these deposits having been
known, and having been in use, for ages ; while excavations of quite
recent date show that the workings are not disused. The following
tracks lead over the Koh-i-Sultan, TTr . , . , „ , . f
(1) From Mizzil to Mushki Chah by Washab [q v.).—Passable for
laden camels and could be made passable for wheeled transport
with very little work and trouble. , , , , ,
(2) From Mizzil to Amir Chah by Washab. r assable for laden
h) FromMizzil to Kondi by Washab.—Passable for laden camels and
could be made passable for wheeled transport. {MacGregor
— Webb- Ware—Gordon—-Scudamore.)
\ 0 H-I-SUNT— . r , . „ , f , ., u „
In the Chagai district; the meaning of the term is end of the hills.
{MacGregor)
KOH-I-TRASHTA KURIK—^ Trashta Kurik Koh.
KOH MALIK TEZNAN —see also Teznan. Lat. 29 0 25'; Long. 63° 43';
Elev. 7,686'. f
A hill in North-West Baluchistan, some 25 or 30 miles south o
Marau. An alternative road from Nushki through the Dal ^; ,dln P la ^ a “
Robatand Sukaluk passes round the north of this hill and joins the m
road at Robat. {Peacocke.)
KOH NOLI —see Noli Koh.
KOI RIVER— „ , . . ... fArt ,
Rising in the Pir Puchi pass flows north towards Bambakan in Western
Dalbandin.
KOJARA WELL.—Lat. 28° 13'; Long. 62° 35' ; Elev. .
On the Ladgasht-Mirjawa road, about 2 miles norti-wes o
well.
KONARAK.—Lat. 28° 57'; Long. 64° 59'; Elev.
Is a Nawar lying about 2 miles south t ^ 0 ^ells on it, both
between this place and Kambaran K . hhushkawa cultivation is
about 40 feet deep and a small amount MacGregor,
carried on. There is no deep pond there now as statea oy s
{Roome) , T ~ ,o<.
KONDI, NOK KUNDI, OR NIHRI.—Lat. 28 49 J on S-
Eley. 2,700'. . Raluchistan in the Mohammadani coun-
Ahalting-place in North-West Ba 2 a miles from Isa Tahir and
try on the road from Kharan to Amir > ^ ceg in Muhamma dani
35 miles to Amir Chah. ^^aded by traveUers on account of being
country where wells exist andisareaaea y _ nuroose of raid-
an abode of thieves who come here from Seistan for the purpose
ing. {Ahmed Alt Khan)

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A report, marked as secret, on the area of Nushki, Chagai, and Western Sinjarani. The report was compiled in the Intelligence Branch, Quarter Master General's Department. The report was commenced in 1897 by Captain R E Roome, 6th Bombay Cavalry (Jacob's Horse), and revised and completed by Major W C Walton, 104th Wellesley's Rifles, Deputy Assistant Quarter Master General in 1903. It was printed at the Government Central Printing Office, Simla, in 1904.

The report includes a preface by Colonel John E Nixon, Assistant Quarter Master General, Intelligence Branch (folio 5) and a glossary of vernacular terms used (folio 6). The main body of the report contains chapters on geography, communications, fortified posts and forts, climate, sanitation, resources, ethnography, history, administration, and military strength.

The second part of the report includes a gazetteer of topographical and ethnographic information (folios 36-127) and appendices covering wells, canals, and meteorology, and including a report on the signalling stations of the Dalbandin-Robat line, with sketches (folios 131-147).

The volume includes the following maps:

  • Map of Southern Baluchistan (folio 2)
  • Sketch Map of Signalling Line from Dalbandin to Robat (folio 148)
  • Map of Persian Seistan [Sistan] Cultivated Area (folio 149).
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1 volume (147 folios)
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The volume includes a table of contents (folios 5-6) with reference to the original pagination.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 149; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

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