1 MEKRAN. 49
2 either to the rulers of Kabool or those of Herat. Conolly, pro-
3 bably the only European who had visited it, does not give its
4 exact locality, but calculating from the statement of hjs marches,
5 it is probably in lat. 35° 50’, long. 64° 35’.
6 MEKRAN,! in Beloochistan, the most extensive and westerly Pigs ea
7 province of that country. It is bounded on the north by Af- Roy. As. Soc.
8 . : 40, p. 328-840;
9 ghanistan and the province of Sarawan, on the east rae Papelatt
10 provinces of Jhalawan jus, on the south by the Arabian through tho
11 Western Parts of
12 Sea, and on the west by Persia. It extends about five hundred stakran, by Capt.
13 miles in Tength from ast to west, two hundred in breadth from ®- P- Grant.
14 north to south, is situate between lat. 25° 28°, long. 58° 66°, and
15 has a superficial extent of about one hundred thousand square
16 miles. es
17 All the knowledge concerning this wild and barbarous
18 country possessed by Europeans is derived from Pottinger and
19 his companion, Christie, and from Grant, who preceded the
20 former two in the career of discovery, having passed through the
21 country the year before their visit. The north-western part is
22 trayersed by considerable mountain ranges, which rise to the
23 north into the elevated tract known by the name of Kohistan or
24 Highlands. The mountains of the Kohistan extend easterly
25 until they join an offset of the Hala range, so that the general
26 character of the whole of the north of this country is that of a
27 hilly, uneven, and rather elevated district. The two more re-
28 markable ranges of northern Mekram extend east and west, and
29 in some degree parallel to each other, the Wushutee range (the
30 more northern) being the greater. Between them lies the dis-
31 trict of Punjgoor, of very inferior elevation. The long, narrow
32 tract extending along the sea-shore is low and level, except at
33 the eastern extremity, where a range of hills, styled by Hart? the ; isk erie
34 Hara, separates this province from Lus. During rainy weather, Hart, feos er
35 numerous torrents flowing from north to south discharge them- Jour. Mum thr
36 selves into the sea. Pottinger,? describing them, says—“ They 3 301.
37 all usually have a broad and deep channel from the coast, until
38 they reach the mountains or stony hills, where they become
39 contracted into narrow and intricate watercourses, that are quite
40 dry"the greater part of the fair season, and in the wet one swelled
41 to terrific torrents, which run off in the course of a few-hours
42 after the rain that has filled them ceases.” The beds of those
43 VOL, Il, B