General John Jacob : commandant of the Sind Irregular Horse and founder of Jacobabad . iting the desert and that of recording myopinion—an interval of twelve years. According to thetraditions of the natives, no important change hadoccurred for nearly a century, and its limits appearedto me to be as permanent as that of the sea shore. Itnow, however, seems that the desert is partially disap-pearing, and that its line is no certain boundary. Iattribute this disappearance in part to the greatly in-creased cultivation along the border, which tends toaugment the fall of rain. It is true the natives
General John Jacob : commandant of the Sind Irregular Horse and founder of Jacobabad . iting the desert and that of recording myopinion—an interval of twelve years. According to thetraditions of the natives, no important change hadoccurred for nearly a century, and its limits appearedto me to be as permanent as that of the sea shore. Itnow, however, seems that the desert is partially disap-pearing, and that its line is no certain boundary. Iattribute this disappearance in part to the greatly in-creased cultivation along the border, which tends toaugment the fall of rain. It is true the natives attributethis fall to the blessing of God, which may be trueenough ; but the secondary cause is cultivation. And Ianticipate that if peace and quiet continue, and a fewmore such seasons as the last occur, a great part ofthat which was formerly a desert will become arable orpasture land. No man was more ready with the sword, or swifterto strike in case of necessity ; but no soldier was evermore essentially pacific. He laid stress on the truth w ^?^Ir^^i^tmttm ?^w ^•T 1. r m.
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