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chap. vii. from hydrabad to sehwun. 247
CHAP. VII.
from hydrabad to sehwun.
The town of Sehvvun stands at a distance of two
miles from the west bank of the Indus, and is ex-
actly one degree of latitude north of Hydrabad, for
it is crossed by the parallel of 26° 22'. The voyage
is performed in eight days, against the stream, and
the distance is 105 miles.
The river, in this part of its course, is named
" Lar," which, in the Belooche language, means
south: it flows about S. S.E. being resisted at
Sehwun by rocky mountains, which change the
direction of the stream. Its banks are very low, and
the country bordering on them is frequently over-
flowed, particularly on the eastern side : the western
bank is more firm, but seldom exceeds eight feet in
height. This expansion of the river diminishes its
general depth to eighteen feet: during the swell
the increase is twelve feet additional ; the width is
frequently 1000 yards and upwards. About six
miles above Hydrabad, the Indus divides into two
channels, one of which is fordable, and the other
but 400 yards wide, which points to this as the
place for crossing an army. At Sehwun the rocky
buttress of the Lukkee hills hems the waters into a
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CHAP. VII.
from hydrabad to sehwun.
The town of Sehvvun stands at a distance of two
miles from the west bank of the Indus, and is ex-
actly one degree of latitude north of Hydrabad, for
it is crossed by the parallel of 26° 22'. The voyage
is performed in eight days, against the stream, and
the distance is 105 miles.
The river, in this part of its course, is named
" Lar," which, in the Belooche language, means
south: it flows about S. S.E. being resisted at
Sehwun by rocky mountains, which change the
direction of the stream. Its banks are very low, and
the country bordering on them is frequently over-
flowed, particularly on the eastern side : the western
bank is more firm, but seldom exceeds eight feet in
height. This expansion of the river diminishes its
general depth to eighteen feet: during the swell
the increase is twelve feet additional ; the width is
frequently 1000 yards and upwards. About six
miles above Hydrabad, the Indus divides into two
channels, one of which is fordable, and the other
but 400 yards wide, which points to this as the
place for crossing an army. At Sehwun the rocky
buttress of the Lukkee hills hems the waters into a
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