'The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From January 1865 to December 1867. (Edited by the Honorary Secretary.) Volume XVIII.' [‎66] (201/268)

report on a visit to KEJ
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, • .1 i,;i| thev saV) to win the beautiful
,mnSWtu.ryFerh»a,whopierced*eM^^y of i ^
Shinn, who, nccoi mg t0Inb of the lovers is situated close
King of Lus Bela. of lad ie S to whom nature has denied
to the Lak, and is a ^ where 1 ha l te d on the 5th of October
families. poo called Koomb-i-Shirin, or the pool of
Koomb-i-Shirin. Shirin ; close by it is tbe grave of the old
woman who is said to have betrayed them both to death. Quit ever,
Belo.ch who passes considers it hi. duty to cast a stone or piece of
fnbbish, and U was amusing to see the heap of stones and old shoes
lh On f Te e tfternoon of the 5th October I came to the part of the
r>assume through the mountains known as the Lak ; it is certainly a
very steep descent, but the principal difficulty is its extreme narrow-
ness. A practicable road for laden beasts might without difficulty be
constructed, but the necessary funds are not as yet forthcoming. The
steep pass being descended, a disagreeable stony road along the bed of
a nullah follows, winding for several miles through the hills ; at length
emerging from the hills the level plain of Lus Bela is gained, and a few
miles further on lies Bela, the capital of that Province. The change
from Mekran, as well as being geographically well marked, is likewise
in other respects, striking ; the face of the country now presents a fertile
comfortable aspect, and there are signs of greater order and regularity
than met with to the west. At the period of my visit the Jam was a
prisoner at Kelat, his son was also absent from the Capital. I informet
the Dewan, the principal Official present, of the arrival of my party,
and of my intention of proceeding the same day to Sonmiani. I was
freely offered any assistance required, and a guide placed at my disposal
Leaving Bela on the evening of the 6th of October, I proceeded by
forced marches to Kurrachee, where I arrived on the morning of the
9th October. To offer any description of this portion of the rout
would he superfluous, hut understanding that the first part frou
Gwadur to Bela has not previously been reported on, I have embodiet
such practical information as I have been able to acquire regarding 1
in a separate and more concise form ; a Map is also submitted. Th
lower part or coast line is copied from Colonel Goldsmid’s survey, th
upper half exhibiting the route now reported on cannot pretend to sue
accuracy, hut as the Maps I have hitherto seen of this part of th
country seem defective, I have thought it may not be useless.