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graphically and so faithfully, the noble features of 

 this ' Happy Valley/ that I make no apology for 

 the space I allot to his interesting remarks. 



"The District of Kot Kangra, with nominal excep- 

 tions, comprizes all the Hill 

 Introduction. m ., , , .-> !-> , . 



.territory belonging to the British 



Government, situated between the Rivers Havee 

 and Sutlej. It extends from Shahpore near the 

 Ravee on the West, in Lat. 32 30', Long. 75 45', 

 to the borders of Chinese Tartary in Lat. 32 P , Long. 

 78 10'. The Northern extremity touches upon 

 Ladakh, and the Southern limits of the district 

 rest upon the plains of the Baree and Julundhur 

 Doabs." 



"The area contained within these general confines 

 can only be conjectured, since a 



Entire District. , i 



great portion lias not been and 



may never be, surveyed. The entire space may be 

 roughly estimated at 8,000 square miles. Three 

 of the Punjab Rivers, the Beas, the llavee, and the 

 Chenab, take their rise within this tract. Various 

 races of men, belonging to distinct types of the 

 human family, and speaking different languages, 

 are distributed over its surface. Here are Hills 

 just raised above the level of the plain, and moun- 

 tain crests higher than any peak of the Andes. 

 Every zone of climate and variety of vegetation is 

 here to be met with, from the scorching heat, and 

 exuberant growth of the tropics, to barren heights 



