1883. ] mict of AsoJca at Kahi. 121 



is carved on two faces of a huge block of quartzifce, the third or northern 

 face having carved on it an outline sketch of an elephant which has been 

 very much libelled in the transcript given in General' A. Cunningham's 

 " Corpus Inscriptionum ;" the stone stands in a niche cut in the steep 

 slope separating the upper terrace, on which is the dak bungalow, from a 

 lower one, which is again raised above the low lands bordering the Jumna, 

 the drop in each case being about 40 feet. When originally discovered 

 it is said (and its position bears out the statement) to have been partly 

 imbedded in the slope of gravel, so that one would be tempted to suppose 

 that since it had been set up the rivers had deposited some 40 feet of 

 gravel, and then, cutting these away just sufficiently to exhibit the stone, 

 had again cut down the level of their beds another 40 feet. This, how- 

 ever, is extremely improbable, for, not only is the time that can be granted 

 a bare 2000 years, but in the Dun close by are old wells, said to date from 

 the same period and certainly of great antiquity, which shew no signs of 

 there having been any deposition or erosion in their vicinity. I can only 

 suppose that the stone on which the inscription is carved must have been 

 selected on account of its size and that the gravel, which then covered a 

 considerable portion of it, was removed sufficiently to exhibit the stone in 

 its entirety ; in course of time the memory of its founder died away, the 

 banks surrounding it on three sides fell in and partially covered it once 

 more till it was discovered and re-excavated by Mr. Forest. At jSrst it was 

 allowed to stand unprotected but an idea having entered the head of the 

 British soldier that it was the tomb of Alexander the Great, it was found 

 necessary to protect it by the wooden paling shewn in the photograph. 



The following gentleman, duly proposed and seconded at the last meet- 

 ing, was ballotted for and elected an Ordinary Member : 



Kumar Isvariprasad Garga, Zemindar of Maisadal. 



The following gentlemen are candidates for ballot at the next meet- 

 ing : 



1. E. R. Pope, Esq., C. S., proposed by G. S. Leonard, Esq., seconded 

 by Dr. H. W. M'Cann. 



2. E. E. A. Kuster, Esq., Darbhanga, proposed by G. A. Grierson» 

 Esq., seconded by Dr. A. F. K. Hoernle. 



3. Edward E. Oliver, Esq., C. E., proposed by H. F. Blanford, Esq,, 

 seconded by Dr. W. Schlich. 



4. Dr. Aghorenath Chatterjee, D. Sc, proposed by Babu P. N. Bose, 

 seconded by H. B. Medlicott, Esq. 



5. Babu Nanda Kumar Ray, M. B., C. M., proposed by Babu P. N. 

 Bose, seconded by H. B. Medlicott, Esq. 



6. Manomohan Ghose, Esq., Barrister-at-law, proposedby Babu P.N. 

 B ose, seconded by H. B. Medlicott, Esq. 



