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three of those little mills called Pim Chuhees;, xvliieh 

 from tlieir vicinity to the metropoli<i, are kept in con* 

 stant employ. This nullali is called Kooiida Gaud. 

 The road continued along- it for twenty-tMo minutes 

 through little fields of unripe corn : leavin"' the 

 nullah, I ascended for thirteen nrinutes, Mhich 

 brought me to the summit of a ridge, from whence I 

 had a distinct view of the toM-n and valley of Siri- 

 7ias:ur: and the winding' course of the Aiuknumlra 

 river through it, running in a direction from east to 

 west along the north side of the town. On the top 

 of this hill, a Fakcer has stationed himself^ to con- 

 tribute to the relief of the thirsty traveller, and deals 

 out the Avaters of the holy Gausses for a pecuniary 

 compensation. 



About fifteen minutes before six o'clock, I reached 

 the valley, and the banks of the river five minutes 

 after. I was here met by a person of the rajahs 

 household, who was sent to congratulate me, on 

 having- surmounted the obstacles of a difiicult jour- 

 ney; and to know what he could do for me, or what 

 contribute to my immediate accommodation ; of^^er- 

 ing, if a house would be acceptable, to clear one for 

 my reception. The compliment was pleasing, but 

 I knew too well the structure of their habitations, to 

 suppose they could furnish me with better accom- 

 modation than my tent. Therefore I declined the 

 offer, and chose for my encampment, a pretty tliick 

 mangoc grove, on tlie south west end of the town, 

 near the foot of the liills. 



As I may now promise myself a little rest from 

 daily fatigue, I will take a slight retrospect of the 

 country I have travelled over, before my attention is 

 called to the objects that may here be worth particu- 

 lar notice. 



From the ghaut of Cnadxvlira to Sinnagur, is an 

 assemblage of hills, jumbled together in many forms 

 and directions, sometimes in chains, lying parallel to, 

 each other, but of no i>reat extent, and often con^ 



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