JOURXEY TO SIRINAGUR. o-il 



Uinda is on the Ganges ; Dacpraag at the conflu- 

 ence of its two branches, called Alakmtndra and 

 Baghyretty ; Rickcrcasc \s on iha Ganges ^hont 120 

 cesses alioxe Hurdwar ; and Luker-ghat a few cosscs 

 lower, on the same river. 



At Kaagpore and Dhunpore, the former forty 

 cosses N. E. and the latter tifty cosses N. of Sirina- 

 gur, arc two copper mines. These arc vvorked eight 

 months in the year, the richness of tlie ore varies 

 much, but upon an average produces fifty per cent 

 of pure metal ; one half of which goes to the rajah, 

 the other to defray the expence of extracting it from 

 the mines, smelting, and paying overseers. 



At Dcssou/y fifty or fifty-five cosscs east of Sir in a^ 

 gitr, is a lead mine, the whole produce of this goes to 

 the rajali, and tlie people, "who work it, are kept in 

 constajit pay, though their labour is only required 

 eight months out of twelve, and sometimes not so 

 long ; the quantity of ore extracted being in pro- 

 portion to the demand the rajah has for it. As a 

 greater encouragement to the people vvho undertake 

 the Morking of this mine, and in consideration of 

 tlie injury to which tlieii- health is exposed, they have 

 small portions of land given to them, on the produce 

 oi' Avhich no tax is levied by the Zemindar. 



Iron is produced in several parts of the country ; 

 but particidarly at CluumdpGre, Belungh, Becchaan, 

 and Chohi/i, but the labour of extracting it is so great, 

 that the rajah gives up the whole to those who will 

 ^rork it. 



Other sources of revenue are the importation of 

 rock-salt and borax from Boo tan ; musk in pods, 

 chowries. hawks male and female, from the countries 



jjordering on Buddreenaat. 



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