18 DR. AiTcnisoisr on the floka of ntJsniAEPUR, 



and extends from the river Sutlej to the Beas in a north-westerly 

 direction, being bounded on the east and north by the Purwain 

 range of hills, and on the Avest and south by the Jaliuder district. 

 The physical formation of the district naturally divides it, for 

 description, into four parts, viz. ; 



1. The Plains. ' 



2. The JS'aree hills. 



3. The Dhiin of the Sohan rivers. . 



4. The Purwain hills. 



The cantonments of Hushiarpur lie in N. lat. 31° 32', and W. 

 long. 75° 57', at an elevation of 1070 feet above the sea-level, 

 and about five miles from the base of the Naree hills. 



Tlie Naree or lower range of hills extends across the district 

 in a north-west direction, from overhanging the Sutlej to within 

 six miles or so of the Beas, where it breaks up into plateaux with 

 numerous ravines. This range reaches an altitude of 2200 feet at 

 the Pandu station. The Pamran station, near Naree, is 2047 

 feet. 



The Dhiin of the Sohan rivers lies between the Naree and Piir- 

 wain ranges, and is from four to six mil6s in width ; through it 

 run two streams, both called " Sohan : " that which joins the 

 Sutlej occupies fuUy three-fourths of the Dhtin ; the other, that 

 joins the Beas, has a much shorter coxirse, scarcely occupying one- 

 fourth of the Dhun. Between the sources of these two streams 

 there is so very little difference in the lie of the land that the 

 natives affirm that over a large tract of land the streams occasion- 

 ally run either way.^ 



The temple of TJna, situated in the Dhiin, is 1329 feet above 

 the sea-level. 



The Purwain or higher range runs from the Sutlej to the Beas 

 in a direction somewhat parallel to that of the Naree hills. At 

 KuUowah (or Kullu) Station the range reaches 3065 feet above 

 the sea-level. Solasinghi Station, which is not, however, in this 

 district, is 3820 feet in elevation. The southern side only of this 

 range is included in the Hushiarpur district. 



The Flora. — Prom th'^whole length of the Naree hills a large 

 drainage of water is thrown into the plains of Hushiarpur, which 

 spreads itself out into immensely broad but shallow streams 

 called" Chos ; '* these, before they have gone over twelve miles of 

 country, gradually become absorbed by the thirsty land, leaving 

 behind them, however, large deposits of sand and rich alluvia. 



