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and a half farther on we entered on a clay, the fur- 

 face of which was covered with rcddilh ftones, that 

 feemcd to contain iron. This extended for a little 

 way on each lide of the road, where the ground was 

 high, and appeared to be little capable of cultivation ; 

 but, at fome diftance, the fields which lay lower were 

 covered with grain. This kind of foil continued for 

 two miles, and terminated at a fmall nullah, nenr the 

 banks of which is a plantation of date trees (Elate Syl- 

 •vejtrls). For the remaining part of the way, the foil 

 is the fame black mould that we had feen in the lali: 

 marches. The grain was in great part cut down, and 

 carrying into the villages. The road good, country 

 well cultivated. Klrwah is a middle-tized village, in 

 the diftridt oi KQorix>ey. At the diftance of three cols 

 to the fouth-eaftward is feen a remarkable conical hill, 

 at the foot of which is a large town, named Odipoor, 

 which belongs to Sindiah. There was formerly a 

 fort on the hill, but that has fallen to ruin, or been 

 deftroyed. 



March 27. — Marched S 5§ W, 8,12 miles, to 

 Bafouda, a large town, belonging to tlie dillri6t of 

 Bhil/ah. The road was, in gt-ncral, good. The foil 

 alternately black mould, and a reddidi clay, with ftones 

 of a ferruginous appearance. Where the black rnould 

 is, the country is well cultivated : the other feems un- 

 fuitable to vegetation, and confet]uently remains waite. 



March 2^. — Marched S 13|W, 14,3 miles, to 

 the fmall river Gulcidta^ or cut-throat, fo named from 

 murders committed on its banks : the road good ; foil, 

 a black mould : country wcli cultivated ; gram almolt 

 all cut down. 



March 2g. — Marched S 28 W, 10,53 rfiiles, to 

 Bhil/ah. Road good, foil as before. The wheat har- 

 veft, which is the principal grain of the Rubbe, was got 

 in. They cultivate v#ry little barley. In the lyhereef 



they 



