‘A collection of treaties, engagements and sanads relating to India and neighbouring countries’ [‎252] (269/578)

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AFGHANISTAN—NO. IX—1887.
between An-Rohak and Islim, on a gentle slope, is placed pillar No. 18 about 3
miles west of Islim, on the southern side of the stream. Pillar No. 19 is placed
on the rounded crest of a small chain of heights 3 miles south of Islim.
From pillar No. 36 placed on the right bank of the Murghab, about 3 miles
north of Meruchak Fort, on a height commanding the river, the frontier r uns
eastwards towards pillar No. 38, passing by pillar No. 37, which is situated on
the road leading from the valley of Meruchak along the Galla-Chasma Chor.
Pillar No. 38 is placed on an elevated point of the “ Chul ” at about 11 miles
trom the velley of Meruchak. The frontier from thence continues in an east-
north-easoerly direction towards pillar No. 39, situated about a mile south-east
of the spring of Khwaja-Gongourdak ; after that in a straight line and with north
easterly direction towards pillar No. 40 on an elevated point of the “ Chul,” from
thence east-north-east towards pillar No. 41, situated on a height about 12 miles
north of Kilawali ; further on the frontier follows an east-north-easterly direc
tion towards pillar No. 42, placed on a height 2 miles west of the Pakana-Shor,
and continues in the same direction as far as pillar No. 43. From this pillar the
frontier runs in a south-easterly direction towards pillar No. 44, placed on the
most elevated point of the watershed The boundary between adjacent drainage basins. between the basins of the Kara-Baba and
the Kaissar, known by the name of Bel-i-Parandas. Following -this line in a
northerly direction the frontier reaches pillar No. 45 situated about 3 miles south
west of the well of Beshdara. From thence it follows in a north-easterly direc
tion a branch of the watershed The boundary between adjacent drainage basins. , and arrives at pillar No. 46, situated at a distance
of more than a mile to the south-west of the w^ell of Beshdara. It runs from thence
in an easterly direction irregularly towards pillar No. 47, situated about 4J miles
from the point where the road from Khwaja-Gachai and Kassawa-Kala crosses
the Shor-Egri. From thence the frontier runs to the north-east along a secon-
darv watershed The boundary between adjacent drainage basins. towards pillar No. 48, and follows the same line as far as pillar
No. 49 which is placed at the highest point of the watershed The boundary between adjacent drainage basins. north of the Shor-
Egn, and about 6 miles to the west of the confluence of the Shor-Gandabulak
and the Shor-Egri. From thence the frontier runs in a straight line to the north
east, crossing the Shor-Gandabulak at pillar No. 50, which is placed on a hill with
two peaks, rising from the line of water-parting between the Shor-Gandabulak
and the Shor-Tara-Kui. Following the same direction it reaches Shor-Tara-
ui, where pillar No. 51 is placed near the road from Jalaiour on the Kaissar to
a ^ Un K° u cl ou k: and Kara-Baba. The frontier passes thence in a north-easterly
direction to pillar No. 52 at a point a mile to the north of the well of Alini. From
t is pillar the frontier runs north-north-east towards pillar No. 54 crossing the
Daulatabad-Hazara-Koudouk road near pillar No. 53. Pillar No. 54 is placed
on the highest point of a group of sandy hills 2 miles north of the well of Katar-
"oudouk , from thence the line of the frontier runs for about 10 miles with a
slight inclination to the north-north-west towards pillar No. 55, placed on a mound
at the end of a chain of hills which extends between the depression of Kui-Sarai
and that m which the well of Khwaja-Ahmad is situated. From this pillar the
frontier runs in a straight line northwards for a mile and a quarter towards pillar
No. 56, which is situated on a natural elevation a few feet south of the road bet-