This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 Excerpt: ...Many years ago the Indus used to divide into two branches below Tatta, that to the west being called the Buggaur, and that to the east, about 20 miles further down tho river, the Suttah. The Buggaur threw off large navigable branches, but these are now irrigation canals only, and would become completely silted up but for the periodical clearance of their beds. The following extract from a report made by Lieutenant Carless, E.N., in September 1837, is interesting as bearing on this subject:--"From the report of the natives, it appears a very high inundation sometimes occurs in Sind, which invariably causos great alterations in the lower part of tho Indus. It is said to occur once in half a century. In 1819 (the year in which a great earthquake was experienced in Cutch), one of...

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