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of the vegetable fyftem they belonged, I endeavoured 

 to collett the feeds of each kind; in the hope that, if 

 the change of foil and climate Ihould not prove unfa- 

 vourable, I might enjoy the fatisfadion of feeing them 

 flouriih in fome part of the Company's territories. 



March 9th. Proceeded to Jattaingah, a fhort 

 diftance; bat the rain had made the road fo bad that 

 we travelled but flowly. 



March 10th. The weather fair. Proceeded four- 

 teen miles to Pory^ a Byraghy\ dwelling. We had 

 now fome refpite from the difficult afcents and de- 

 fcents we had been accuftomed to, our road lying in a 

 valley between two high ridges of mountains- At 

 this place I was informed that the fources of the Soar.e 

 and Nitrbudda rivers were not more than twentv-two 

 cofes diftant to the weitward ; that they derive their 

 origin from the water that is condenied, and ilfues 

 from the cavities, in the mountains v.hich form the 

 high table land of Omercuntuc. l^rior to mv com- 

 mencing this journey, I had pictured to mvfelf a great 

 deal of fatislaCtion, in the profpect of viiking this 

 place, and in viewing the fpot where tv;o large rivers, 

 ifTuing from the fam.e fource, purfue their courfes in 

 oppohte directions, until the one falling into the 

 gulph of Cambay, and the other into the Ga/iges^ 

 thev may be faid to infulate by far the largell part oi' 

 Hindoofian. 



The Byraghy at Porv, Vv'ho had been fomewhat 

 alarmed on our approach, feeing us encamp without 

 molelling- him, brought me a prefent of a fowl and 

 two eggs, which I accepted; but being fatigued at the 

 time, I difmiffed him, deliring him to call again in 

 the evening. He came according to appointment, 

 accompanied by two or three Cozuhicrs ; and as he had 

 been a great traveller, I found him verv converfant 



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