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89 headlong fury, tumbling and foaming to join the Panjsher at Gul Bahar. This is called the Shuttul, which affects a junction with the Panjsher a little below the iron bridge. This site has been selected for the construction of a textile mill. Beyond Gul Bahar lies the beautiful valley of Kohistan. The mountains at the head of Koh Daman throw out in- numerable streams, foremost among which are: the Ghorband, the Parwan, the Shuttul, and the Panjsher. The Parwan flows into the Ghorband, about four miles below the hills. The Ghor- band, thus augmented, joins the Panjsher at Ali Burj, on the north- east of the historic plain of Bagram. A few miles east of this junc- tion the Barikab falls in from the south, and the drainage of the valley, thus collected into one channel, flows through an opening in the eastern hills and joins the Kabul at Sarobi, where a new electric plant is being installed to utilize the waters of these streams. Koh Doman plays an important rôle in the ancient history of the country. It was a great seat of culture in the pre-Islamic days, and had some flourishing towns (such as Alexandria ad Caucasum, Houpian, Cartana, Cadrusi, and Capisia). The whole plain, especially that of the Bagram (old Capisene) is litter- ed with the ruins of these ancient seats of culture. Another of the better known of the many populous valleys in this direction is called Panjsher (Five Lions), which lies beyond the pale of Koh Daman and Kohistan. A zigzag motor road now leads from Gul Bahar to this happy valley. The soil of Panjsher is not very rich and is divided into small patches, but its climate is very salubrious, and its water is said to help diges- tion. Orchards and mulberry groves constitute most of the wealth of the people inhabiting this valley. A caravan road