1 PUNJAB. 125
2 information as to the extent of navigation of the Beas, but as its
3 volume of water is not inferior! to that of the Sutlej, it may with serine in
4 probability be concluded that vessels can ascend neafly to its Burnes’ Bobk. i.7.
5 efflux from the base of the Himalaya, or for a distance of about
6 eighty miles. Thus the inland navigation of the Punjab may be
7 stated as follows :—
8 MILES.
9 Indus, from Attok to Mittun-kote see che ..- 480
10 Ponjiid. <i. ae Ma Ge ee ae ae 60
11 Trimab sie se ate ee oes ss -. 110
12 Jailum, from confluence with the Chenaub to Oin ae 300
13 Jailum, in the valley of Kashmir ... ase see .. =70
14 Chenaub, as far as Aknur .... 0... "See 3 ... 800
15 Ravee, as faras Lahore... ae ees ee ..- 180
16 Beas re ee eee tae see sie ... 80
17 Ghara soe 13s ee ase ies ose ..- 280
18 Sutlej abe ae fe aoe ase ee --- 100
19 —
20 Total... _ ose eee --. 1,960
21 In the plain of the Punjab, there are no considerable pieces of ? Moorer. Punj.
22 . : : ; : Bokh, ii, 111, 240;
23 Standing water. In the mountain region Kashmir contains three vigne, Kashmir,
24 lakes—the city Dal,? or Lake; the Wulur,? and Manasa Bul.* High ee Von
25 In Ladakh are the two great salt lakes—that of Pangkung,’ and q noaren
26 that of Chamomeril ;* and another, called Thogjichenmo,’ of F Yen tliiget, Ai
27 much smaller dimensions. There are many other pieces of water 1% i ia.
28 in the mountain region, but all of too inconsiderable dimensions vigne, ii. 147; ,
29 to be designated as lakes. Meee
30 The plain of the Punjab is divided by its rivers into five ex- * Moorer. i. 484.
31 . P ‘ : % Sons © Tali 515 As,
32 tensive natural sections, described by the native term doab,* Signi- pes, xviii, 259,
33 fying a great tongue of land lying in the bifurcation above the See oe en
34 confluence* of two rivers. First, the doab of Julinder,® between Jour. May, Aug.
35 the Sutlej and the Beas; second, the doab of Barie, between the earth
36 Beas and Ghara on the east, and the Ravee and Trimab on the sored ‘hae
37 & rH 475
38 west; third, the doab of Rechna, between the Ravee and Trimab Gerard, As. Res.
39 on the east, and the Chenaub on the west; fourth, the doab of tp vce Huger,
40 Jinhut, between the Chenaub on the east, and the Jailum on the Kaschmle, 1 64
41 west; fifth, the doab of Sinde Sagur, between the Jailum, oa5 097, 088, 200,
42 203.
43 * From oe “ two,” and wt “* water.””