﻿Co NARRATIVE OF A ROUTE 



any way, until we fliould arrive at Shawpour, the 

 Singrowla Rajah's capital, it impofed on me the ne- 

 ceffity of colieding, and carrying an adequate quan- 

 tity; in order that the want of food fliould not in- 

 creafe the difficulties which might occur in exploring 

 a defolate and mountainous wildernefs. 



Feb. 2d. Our traft this day was in a defile of 

 thick bufhes, and the ground was level for the firft 

 two miles; when the country became uneven, and 

 more rugged, as we went on; until we reached the 

 fummit of a very large acclivity, called Kimoor-gaut. 

 The defcent from this was fo craggy and deep, as to 

 be barely paffable for our cattle. With much diffi- 

 culty the party got down, and proceeded through de- 

 files among fmall rocky hills, and thick woods, as 

 far as the little village of Selpy^ confiding only of four 

 poor huts, fituated on the north bank of the river 

 Soane. To the weft ward oiKimoor-gazU, there was a 

 peaked hill confiderably elevated, which prefenting a 

 favourable fituation for viev.'ing the country, and the 

 courfe of the river Soane, I inquired of a Cole villa- 

 ger if there was any path to afcend it; he informed 

 me there was, and direfted me with three or four of 

 my attendants in the afccnt. After an hour's hard 

 labour, in climbing over rocks, and forcing our way 

 through the thickets, we reached the fummit of the 

 hill; when our toil was abundantly compcnfated by a 

 molt romantic view of the river meandering through 

 cxtenfivc wilds; the fun juft rifing, and lighting up 

 the woods with his rays; and the beautiful tints re- 

 flcfted by the water, confiderably added to the fplen- 

 dour of the fcenery. 



On furveying the fpot where we Hood, I obfervcd 

 three large rocks, with a kind of cell within them, 

 and a cavity in front, that was filled with water, ac- 

 cumulated ^rom the dew that had fallen from the trees 



which 



