CHAP. xxvi. The Punjab. 3^7 



Localities in the Punjab. 

 Mr. C. S. Kirkpatrick kindly sent me the following : 



DELHI DISTRICT. Okla Weir, 7 miles from Delhi. Jumma Bridge. 



Head of Canal escape, 3 miles from Delhi. 

 AMBALA DISTRICT. Dadopur (head of West Jumma canal), there is a dak 



bungalow at Jagadri on S. P. and D. Railway, 5 miles distant. 

 Ropar (head of Sirhind canal), canal and dak bungalows. 

 SIMLA DISTRICT. Various places on the Girl, Sirsa, and Gambar Rivers. 



It will be necessary to take a tent. 



JULLUNDER DISTRICT. Eastern Beyn, 4 miles from cantonments. 

 HOSHIARPUR DISTRICT. Mokerian, on the Beas, police bungalow. 

 GURDASPUR DISTRICT. Batala tanks (private). Various places on Beas. 



Tent required. 



LAHORE DISTRICT. River Ravi and old bed of the same near the town. 

 GUJRANWALA DISTRICT. The Chenab near Wazirabad, where there is a 



dak bungalow. It is a station on the P. N. I. Railway. 

 JHELAM DISTRICT. Several places in the Jhelam River. The junction of 

 the Poonch and Jhelam Rivers where K. fished is best known. Near 

 the fishing-ground is Tangrot bungalow, 8 miles from Ratyal Station, 

 P. N. I. Railway. 

 RAWAL PINDI DISTRICT. The hill streams at Chira, Kirpa, Kahuta 



(police bungalow), and many other places. Also the River Sohan. 

 KASHMERE. Haiti, on the Murre Route, bungalow. 

 Sopur, exit of Wular Lake, bungalow. 

 Banair, marshy ground where the Jhelam falls into the Wular Lake, 



3 miles from Hajan, where a tent may be pitched. 

 Pandritau, 2 miles above the visitors' bungalows at Srinagar. 

 Korwinee, 4 miles from Islamabad, where there is a bungalow. 

 Pawzgam, 3 miles north of Aishmakam encamping ground. River 

 Liddar. 



C. S. KIRKPATRICK. 



Raniket, N. W. P. The River Sarju or Sujju, at Bageshwar 38 miles 

 from Raniket is described by an officer with rotten tackle as a beautiful 

 river for rocks, runs, and pools, and tackle breaking. 



W. speaks of having in the Silhet river caught Mahseer of 35 Ibs. 

 33!, 28, 26, 12, 5 and 2 Ibs. with a fly. 



Allahabad. There is good Batch wa and Chilwa fishing from the 

 bridge of boats on the Cawnpore Road, and a good tackle-shop on the 

 spot, to wit J. P. Luscombe, who is himself a fisherman. 



Calcutta. The tanks preserved by the Calcutta Angling Club yield 

 excellent Labeo fishing. 



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