'The Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society. From January 1863 to December 1864. (Edited by the Secretary.) Volume XVII.' [‎303] (482/524)

REPORT ON DHUR YAROO.
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From this there is again a sharp descent of one thousand or twelve
hundred feet into the Kerteh Valley, which is about four miles across
and studded with heaps of loose shingle, or masses of low hills compos’
ed of yellowish .grey clay capped with sandstone. These lead up to
the foot of the third range, on the top of which is the table land of
Dhur Yaroo.
This is called the Keioothur range, strikes North and South, dipping
East with a gradual incline West towards the plateau. The incline
is however interrupted in one or two places by irregular spurs.
Thus Dhur Taioo is situated on the top of the Keroothur, and again
subtends the Keerthur or Kara JTukkur—here the great natural West
ern boundary oi Sind and Beloochistan. A glance at the accompanying
sketch, copied from one of Captain Macdonald’s, of the Revenue Sur
vey, will show the position at once.
Boundary.
There is a considerable discrepancy between the Political and
Geographical boundaries at this place. In the former the Keerthur is
bandoned for four or five miles at a point South called the Kutt-jo-
Khubbur (Dog’s Tomb), and an irregular spur, running Eastward and
joining the regular range at Yed, adopted ; thus making Dhur Yaroo in
Khelat territory. The latter retains the Keerthur, which is accepted
by all as a frontier line from the point Southwards where the Hubb
river takes a Westerly course up to the Kutta-jo-Khubbur, a distance
of about one hundred miles and again from Ved point to Khyree
Ghurree in the Jacohabad districts. This is undoubtedly the natural
and scientific boundary ; as the Western dip of the range is almost
perpendicular, varying from 1,000 to 1, 500 feet; while the incline East
wards and the water shed are equally well defined and easily established.
Drainage.
The ground on this slope at the back or to the M esfc of the
plateau, is much cut up by water-courses running from West to East,
and draining into one deep and long ravine with a direction nearly NE.
and SW. Here water is to be found in pools difficult of access m all
ordinary seasons. A similar ravine runs through the table land itsclt
find contains water at times. By these two the drainage of the s ope
and plateau—an extent of perhaps fifteen square miles—is canicc
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