'Military Report of the Nushki-Chagai-Western Sinjarani Country' [‎41r] (86/302)

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square, scooped in its bed, containing a depth of one foot of water. Water
is good and clear about one foot below surface. Judging from the large area
drained by this nala, and that water is found in it so close to the surface,
doubtless a large supply could be procured here by digging extra pits in
the nala west of the Mazari kotal {q. v.) to Samuli. No grass is to be
met with, but fuel and camel grazing are abundant. {Peacocks.)
Barabchah .—Water here was plentiful. There was plenty lying on the
nala-bed, but this was rather salt. By digging a few small wells about
3 feet deep close to the nala we got abundance of good, sweet water.
On the map to the south of Barabchah is a dark range of hills. The
frontier line runs along these hills. South again of these there is a dotted
nala marked. This, in March 1896 , contained an abundant supply of
water; in fact, it was then a strong running stream all the way to Samuli :
the water is pure and sweet. There are numerous deep pools, but the
total absence of any signs of fish in these leads one to assume that at times
the stream dries up. The racz/rt-bed for the whole way contains a thick
tamarisk jungle and also abundance of good grass. {Walters.)
BARANCHAH.—Lat. 29 0 13 '; Long. 63 ° 21 ’ ; Kiev.
About 4 miles north of Shandak on the road to Patkok,
BARBOJ RIVER.—Lat. 28 ° 44 '; Long. 62 ° 59 ' ; Elev.
One of the numerous nalas running towards the Hamun-i-Mashkel
from the north, and disappearing in the sand some miles before reachiner
the Hamun.
BARECHI—
The Barech who inhabit Shorawak claim to be descended from the
celebrated Arab warrior Walid. They say that Walid’s great grandson,
Barech, had three sons, called, respectively, Badal, Zakoand Mando; and
they allege that each of these three sons has given his name to a section
of the tribe which, in honor of the father, is known collectively as Barech.
The Barech population of Shorawak numbers some 5,000 fighting-men
divided as follows :—
{a) The Mandozai, who are subdivided into the Samazai, Kiasinzai,
Salarzai and Zangizai sections, all under the Sardarship of
Muhammad Sharif Khan, number 1,600 men. The Mandozai
have the reputation of being treacherous and quarrelsome, but
of little account when it comes to actual fighting.
{b) The Zakozai, who are subdivided into the Tarazai, Baderzai
and Abozai sections, under the Sardarship of one Bakho Khan!
The Zakozai number about 1,500 men. Like the Mandozai,
the reputation enjoyed by this section of the Barech is not
good ; their constant quarrels are a source of much trouble to
the authorities of Kandahar.
(c) The Badalzai, subdivided into the Sheikhzai and Amunzai.
I he tribe numbers about 1,000 men and their headman is one
Yusaf Khan.
{d) Next in order of importance comes the Sherani, the best.it
is said, among a bad lot. The Sherani number 400 men and
own allegiance to one Habibulla Khan.
{e) Last on the list come the Alizai and Shamozai, two small tribes,
who number collectively 500 men, under the leadership of
Ibrahim Khan and Wazir Minister. Khan, respectively.