'Military Report of the Nushki-Chagai-Western Sinjarani Country' [‎84r] (172/302)

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but also over the nomads who inhabit the valley of the Helmand as far
east as Rudbar. This Chief has been placed in charge of the section
of the trade-route between Koh-i-Malik Siah and Seistan, and has also been
made responsible for the ^arrangements between Seistan and Birjand—
a work which he has carried out most creditably. ( Webb- Ware)
KOH-I-MALIKSIAH ZIARAT— r , 1M _. _ T >
A ziarat in the nala-bedi to the west of Koh-i-Malik Siah. It is an
unusually large one for this part of the world, and is consequently held
in great repute. Every true believer on passing it must dismount,
and, after giving a small offering and paying his respects to the shrine,
must fire a shot at a stone on the opposite bank. If he hits this mark
it foretells good luck in shikar. If he omits any of these ceremonies, bad
luck will follow him. (Roome.)
KOH-I-MALIK SURINDAG.—Elev.
A reddish coloured hill near Sorap. One of the western hills of the
Ras Koh range. {Roome.)
KOH-I-PACHINAN.—Lat. 29 0 16' ; Long. 6i° 53'; ^. 3,542'.
A long red-coloured hill to the west of Dranakoh. Passed on the
road to Saindak from Amir Chah. {Roome.)
The name of the trans-frontier Afghan district which ^es north of
Chagai. This district is celebrated for its good grazing. ( ^
KOH-I-REZAI— .
A mass of hills to the north of the track between D “g‘ “ d Mushk '
Chah. A few miles to the south-west of Damodim. {Roome.)
KOH-I-RIHI—Lat. 28° 48'; Long. 6i° 45'5 Elev - 5 ,o 6o# ;
A range of hills, about 10 miles in length, running para e °
Tahlab river on the east and separating it from ^ *
Its most northerly peak (4,200') is about 8 miles sou
KOH-I-SULTAN (PIR KA1SAR)— . 7 . ,
A conspicuous hill in North-West Baluchistan, ^ ° (y j es t h e ’
and about 50 miles north of the Hamun Mashkel. MacGregor gives the
«rtain. y one of the oddest looking mountain
masses I had ever seen.. It gives you the idea t a W c & ra ; n the sand
been a rather good looking mountain, but the win \ v hat they
and the sun, have all been doing their best to is ig , seems to
have left undone has been effected by earthquakes. earth that no
bear but a quaint resemblance to its former out me , washed
doubt once gave a symmetrical roundness to its con disfigured
off it, and now forms a long glacis at its foot; 1 s ac . • u p
by the heaps of sand which now rest high upon 1 , whose only
by its spasms into a number of separate peaks an ,
recommendation is that they are fantastic in shape. cif has more
However, like very many plain people, the Koh-i-Sultan has more
than good qualities enough to make up for lts l 1 !? 'J 1 ® 8
Mirza, the new guide, told us, sulphur, with which they make gunpowder
for the destruction of their enemies ; and mak, an