The Western Rajputana States A Medico-Topographical and General Account of Marwar Sirohi Jaisalmir

It is bounded on the north by Bikanir ; on the north-east by the Shaikhawati district of Jeypore ; on the east by Jeypore and Kishengarh ; on the south-east by Meywar and Ajmere-Mewars ; on the south by Sirohi and Palanpur; on the west by the Rann of Kutch and the Thar and Parkar districts of Sindh ; and on the north-west by the State of jaisalmir. [...] The country is beyond the range of the full force of the soutwest monsoon from the Arabian Sea and it is also remote from the influence of the south-east monsoon from the Bay of Bengal. [...] The somewhat elevated plain west of the northern point of Abu and the low range of hills crossing the eastern valley at Pindwira and nearly in line with the town of Sirohi form two lines of watersheds from which the streams run north-west and south-west to join the Luni and the western Bangs respectively. [...] In the eastern parganas between Abu and the Aravalli range along the course of the Bands and in the southern parganas the water is of good quality and is much nearer the surface varying from 6o to x s feet. [...] Many of the basins retaining these colletions of water are small and shallow so that the supply is soon exhausted and towards the end of the dry season the wells in them cease to yield much ; those situated lowest in the valleys nearest the deepest part of the basin lasting longest and always giving the most.