July 1st.—­Proceeded ten miles, and halted on the Turnuk within one mile of the tower of Tirandaz.  The country continues precisely the same:  the road at first is bad, owing to the inhabitants having tried to flood it.  At a distance of six miles we ascended a small defile without any difficulty; the remainder of the march being over undulating stony ground:  the valley then becomes narrow, and we again enter into the arable part, which is especially narrow.  The hills present the same aspect. Joussa very abundant, and also Artemisia, and a Salsoloides flore ochroleuco.  No villages are visible.  We are unable to judge of the extent of cultivation, because the country, which seems uniformly dried up, is rugged and bouldery:  on the right is the old bed of the river, consisting of dry sand.  We crossed one small nullah, when an old fort became visible on a hill, in the centre of the valley.

2nd.—­Proceeded to Toot, a distance of eleven miles, through a similar country; the road dividing at the low hills approaching the river and forming its banks, which are in places precipitous; the greater part of the difficulties were avoided by taking the lower route, that along the hills being impassable for guns owing to the large rocks scattered in every direction, and detached from conglomerate hills.  Two or three nullahs were passed, one with a little water.  The ground was besides a good deal cut up towards the centre of the valley, and a water-cut was crossed several times.  Owing to the delay in making the road, the troops did not reach the encamping ground before 8 or 8.5 P.M., the camels in some instances not before 12 P.M.  An attack is reported to have been made on the baggage at the river where the road ascends the cliff:  it was prevented by a party of the 13th, who shot two of the marauders. Joussa is plentiful, and Mentha in flower.

The Turnuk river is 20 feet broad, the current rapid, and the water discoloured; the banks are sandy, 15 feet high:  coarse grass, Clematis scandens fol. ternatisectis pinnatis. Jhow is abundant.

3rd.—­From Toot to ——­, nine miles and four furlongs.  Road decent, over the usual sort of ground, except in one place, where the bank approaches the river; this defile is much shorter and much easier than that at Tirandaz or rather Jillongeer:  a small river with a little water is crossed:  here the road for a very short distance bends suddenly to a little west of north, but having crossed a narrow and deep ravine-like cut, resumes its original direction.  The country continues precisely the same, the valley however becomes narrow and more undulating, while the peculiar limestone ranges appear to be fewer.  Reached the encamping ground in very good time, the vegetation almost precisely the same as before, but with some willow trees.  Many of the ravines are however, actually covered with thickets, apparently of the prickly yellow flowered