1 644 HILLS EAST OF THE INDOa
2 Thb whole of this country which caiteoda £rom the Ghoor Bund along the
3 Punjsheer river Twhich furnishes the greatest body of water, and is joined by
4 the Cabul river), and along t!ie«e joint streams Iiaving the Hindoo Koosh
5 ridge to the northward, tar as the valley of Peshfnir, h om complete ^
6 grotqpe of hills which increase in height as they run iioiu die Cabui river to
7 join tiie tbove ridge. The jbilk are hi^ and rugged, but appear to be wtfl
8 ivoodid, and the clinMtie .b flold. TIM7 fondih mny sprinp «d jMini
9 vhidi'rimeontb Mid Join Aete join afterwards caHed Ae Kam^
10 ^01 a village at dbat name at the junctkm of it with the above streaau.
11 There are some narrow valleys which are inhabited by Tajiks, The few
12 there are, are rich, and prodnce qnnntities of Iruits, chiefly grapt^, aprirots,
13 and pomegranates, but the couuuy does not appear ^racticabie in general
14 ior hones.
15 BAMflaiov SLLt BAtx oar TBB nmiB.
16 Ths country from tiie salt range which crosses from Karabagh to Jelialpoor
17 on the Jehim, in an easterly direction to the northward, is hilly (particularly
18 that part north of the great road iioui Alloc k to ttie town of Jeium, seven
19 0088 ftoB Mamwh OB the left hoakof the iwer), eHending up to Oaib.
20 'nieer in^deep groupes, and ipowaawg in'ha^ aa they gor north. They an
21 so difficult, that no tisvdier goes the direct ioa4 tt><3ai1iinen/lwt geoeniDf
22 takes the circuitous route of Salih Ke Surai, where the great road from
23 Attock to Cashmeer joins. Even this road is excessively dtfRcult, particularly
24 as you get near Cashmeer, having only room tor one hof^eman, with per-
25 pendicular rocks on eadi side. There are &ev{^ small but rugged ndge^
26 ' widk d^Bfeult pum, tnh Ihiab'thein to.ifah aonlli-^eei down the Doab, some
27 of them joining the Salt range. We had an opportunity of itting tfacae
28 laogea^ and die nature of the paaaea through tbeni. The we paaMd
29 after leaving Attock, near three miles and a quarter south-easl^ thirty of
30 Kalake Surai, through which a good road has been cut by Shah Jelum, and
31 paved with large broad flat stones, a grvat pnrt ni' it in perfect order. The
32 range is low, but steep and rocky. The range runs iiram at north-east 75" to
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