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up much more than the other, and a greater volume of water issues. Tt 

 has also been rudely enclosed, and at a short distance off is a Mahadeo 

 temple in ruins. M S is the rock from which the spring issues, and 

 M N is a ledge of rocks, and G the nala, some 200 yards off. 



From Maljihir westward to Kunchari, a ridge of trap is traced, which 

 crosses the river Deinwa at this place, and through which the river 

 has cut its way ; changed into the solid compact rock of D at K 1 ; a 

 similar ledge being seen above the ford : the strata appear to run nearly 

 east and west, with a dip of about 30°, in places traversed by thin veins 

 of quartz and agate. D at K 3, forms the bed of the river at the ford, 

 while large rolled conglomerates D at K 2, are thickly strewed in the bed, 

 varving in size from a small pebble to large masses, a foot in diameter. 



From this to Pugara is about nine miles. After leaving the Deinwa, the 

 road is sandy, and a small ridge of sandstone is passed over, leading into 

 a valley of black alluvial soil, up to the village of Singanama ; from 

 which commences what may be termed the Mahadeo Hills. The road is 

 one unvaried asceut, but by no means steep, through a forest jungle, 

 (scarcely any low bush jungle,) the rock of which is a sandstone, P 1, 

 (and P 2, much intermixed with it,) the whole very practicable for all sorts 

 of baggage, carts excepted. About seven miles from the river, the chief 

 ascent in this march is attained, and the road keeps along the west of 

 the ridge, which becomes more open and level up to Pugara, a small 

 Goand village, belonging to a Thakur. The scenery about is very 

 picturesque : a small nala, the Kanjuodeo, is in front, and on every side 

 fine large trees of mango, jamin, mahwa, semul, &c. ; less than a mile 

 to the eastward rises a small stream, the Kanjun Koonr, which after a 

 verv small course falls over a precipitous rock, some 3 or 400 feet per- 

 pendicular ; it has obtained the name of Butkee Boor an. Tradition 

 saying that it derived its name from a young Goandee (it might add to 

 the romance to style her lovely, but judging from the faces of this race in 

 our days, it could not be the truth,) being forced over ; however Miss 

 Butkee has had her companions, as in the days of Goand rule, obnoxious 

 individuals on being brought before their ruler, had the laconic sentence 

 of "Shew him Butkee Booran," passed on him. This nala, after wind- 

 ing through the hills, falls into the Deinwa at Pissun. 



From Pugara to the table land of Puchmuree, the distance is about 

 seven miles, the road being a series of rocky sandstone ledges, occasionally 

 intersected by small streams ; the road on the whole is very practicable for 

 all sorts of laden cattle, there being but one or two places where even 

 camels experience any thing like difficulty. On passing the last eleva- 

 tion, one of the Kodri range (being the husks of the kodo thrown aside 

 by Mahadeo when resident here), you come to an open, rather level 

 plain, of irregular size, the longest part probably not exceeding six miles 



