3IO A Journey from Bombay to Jeypore. [Sess. 



111.— A FEW NOTES ON A JOURNEY FROM 

 BOMBAY TO JEYPORE, RAJPUT ANA. 



By Mr SYMINGTON GRIEVE. 

 {Read Dec. 26, 1889.) 



I HAVE been requested to give you a few extracts from the 

 diary of my recent tour round the world. As I visited part 

 of Western, Northern, and Central India, also Ceylon, Aus- 

 tralia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoan and Sandwich Islands, 

 California, Oregon, "Washington State, Vancouver Island, and 

 the mainland of British Columbia, the Selkirk and Eocky 

 Mountains, thence the prairies and Winnipeg by the Canadian 

 Pacific Kailway, a considerable part of the Central and East- 

 ern States, as well as Canada, — you will be able to appreciate 

 the difficulty I feel in knowing what to present for your con- 

 sideration this evening. I am aware that to most of you 

 there would be little pleasure in hearing about the voyage to 

 Bombay, with its triiiing incidents, and, in our case, incon- 

 veniences ; so I do not intend to refer to that part of my 

 tour. Nor is there time to tell you of the many and wonder- 

 ful sights we saw in Bombay, with its teeming multitudes of 

 natives, who make its streets one of the most interesting and 

 instructive sights in the world. 



We reached the metropolis of Western India before the hot 

 season was over, and were glad, after a few days' stay, to 

 make a trip to Poona, visiting Khandala and the caves of 

 Karli en route. The cool breezes and fine scenery of the 

 Ghauts was delightful after the steaming heat of Bombay, 

 It was almost with a feeling of regret that we had to retrace 

 our steps to the great city before starting northwards towards 

 Ptajputana. I say we, as I was not alone ; and it may be as 

 well you should be introduced to the other members of my 

 party. There were two European ladies, myself, and our 

 native servant. The ladies were my wife, and a young Qua- 

 keress who had been introduced to us on the voyage, and had 

 asked to join my wife and myself, as she otherwise would 

 have had to travel alone, with an ayah and native man-ser- 



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