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2 THE FOOUMALAN OR HIRAT RIVER.
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5 This river n'se*i near Oba (east of Hirat) in the Ymak countr}-, and
6 receives three or four streams before it reaches Hirat. It is a small river in
7 the cold seasou, but rises to a cousiderable size wheu tlie snow melts. The
8 gmter part of ka tnter is expended in the ykanaty of Hint on tbe cul>
9 tfvation; two or tfaiee cuiab are cut firam it» and paaa through tiie town.
10 There is a bridga acrcMs it three cofls south, of tha town. . It appears fion »
11 route from Mour to Musbud, that a river was crossed half-way, running
12 from left to right, called the Tejun, and the routes from Hirat to Mushud
13 po along its' banks by the north road as far as Kafir Kila, w liere it is lell
14 running to the north or righL This can be no other than the one which is •
15 ctooMd in tiie odier route half-way between Hour and Mushud } but where
16 it runs to after that, I know not. I think Arrownnith's map lias it perfbctlj
17 correcL Ifr. Foister's route seems to have led Kennel into an error, in
18 making it run aoudl into the lake of Seestan ; but this rivulet which Mr.
19 Forster crofls<'d, running south, does not appear to be tJic Hirat river, but
20 a small stream which conies irom the hills, which separate the north and
21 south roads to Mushud, and must be lost to the southwaid, tor it appears by
22 several aoeounts that no stream is crossed fiom Fuivah Co Qhain ud Toooi
23 or from JeUabbad to Nih, exciting theRirrah Rood; bnt if the Hirat rlvtt
24 . ran into the lake cf Seestai^ it must have be^ cmased in both these nmtes *«
25 * I omit Mr. Micartney's acoooiit of die aknrt*t ow of dwH m fitlly deteribcd h ny mmtm^
26 and the other in Mr. Kiniiier'a Geography of Persia. The account of the dcsaris is followed by
27 deKriptiont of tbe diiocDt kingdonu and proviocea repiipaeiiud in tlx map, which are tddom pnreljr
28 geographical, and wlndi Bccd Mt l&mfeR be nveMtd.
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