Punjab Government Records Vol.vi

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2DIAJlirS OF LIFUTEFAFT It 0 TATLOJt, 1847

3Id. On a noiglibouring lull in tlic same range n-; <1ie Adhcc

4Tnk sfcands the fort of Ameergnrh, a fitiong looking white stone

5or pvXla fortress, occup 3 ing n commanding position

616. The scraxc of Siulahad is m the district of Ilamporo

7Boondla, which contains S Milages The IJntrrccf crop produces Indian

8corn, itl, maxish, cotton, and sugarcane the rMee, wheat, harlci,

9mussoor, &c

1016 The revenue is collected llinm, and ^ of the produce of

11the 1st class lands is the Go\ eminent share, i of that of the 2nd

12class lands, and ^ of hinjur for four jears

1317. Tins valley is traaersed b} a a small runlet, which, if

14blinded into tanks, would render it extrcmel}' rich. There arc at

15present very few wells, and the ram, though of frequent occurrence,

16does not suffice to produce fine rnhlee cropc The soil is apparentU

17excellent

1818 4lh June 1647 — !Marchcd to Naosherah, 12 miles Tlie road,

19on leaving the Saidabad vallo), penetrates the first range In a low

20pass opposite the old «eri7fe, then turns c.asterl}, and passing through

21some fertile valleys arrives at length at the foot of the Kuman

22Goshah Range, or second sandstone range according to Vigne, the

23Adhee Tuk being the first The ascent of the Kuman Goshah is not

24very great, and is about a mile in length The descent on the other

25Bide into the Naosherah a alley is very steep, aer}' long, and the road

26very bad

2719 Naosherah itself is a poor looking place.. It contains 10 i

28houses, of which 133 are inhabited, 13G shops, of which 99 arc

29inhabited, 8 wells and an old seraxe, in nhich is an excellent harabdiirree

30bmlt by Meean Jowahir Singh The Ru3awar river luns close underneath

31the town The district contains 16 villages The reienue is collected

32lham

3320 The people of this district are said to be very turbulent

34and ill-disposed, much given to highway robbery and rebellion hfv

35informants likened them to the Khyberees The seraie bears the shot

36marks of two frays, in which the garrison or guard with some of

37the townspeople had to defend themselves against the people of the

38country Maia Dass, the present Kardar, was present at the last affair,

39which occurred but a short time ago