. The military history of the Madras engineers and pioneers, from 1743 up to the present time . 1879.] MADRAS ENGINEEES. 595 as, in addition to all other drawbacks, no camels weie apparentlyprocurable. Fortunately, however, the latter difficulty wasovercome by their using some camels most obligingly lent themby Major St. John. With the rise in temperature, the carcases of the camels whichhad died along the route in the winter, and which in manvcases had been left unburied, became most offensive, and addednot a little to the incentive to cut the journey as short aspossible. The Bolan pass on th
. The military history of the Madras engineers and pioneers, from 1743 up to the present time . 1879.] MADRAS ENGINEEES. 595 as, in addition to all other drawbacks, no camels weie apparentlyprocurable. Fortunately, however, the latter difficulty wasovercome by their using some camels most obligingly lent themby Major St. John. With the rise in temperature, the carcases of the camels whichhad died along the route in the winter, and which in manvcases had been left unburied, became most offensive, and addednot a little to the incentive to cut the journey as short aspossible. The Bolan pass on this homeward march presented a totallydifferent aspect to its appearance during the advance. Then itwas wholly deserted by all but a few kafila-men ; now it wasthronged almost from end (o end with the Brahuis, their familiesand flocks, returning in a vast multitude from their winterresidence (the Katchi plain) to the upper country. The old paterfamilias of Jewish appearance, with long snakyblack beard and unkempt locks, was to be seen trudging along,a huge bundle of dirty clothes, with silve
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