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astonished, and asked, " Why ?" He replied : " My eyes turn dim, 

 dim." I comforted him as well as I could, and took off my shoes ; 

 and with my face to the river and back to the mountain, I crawled 

 along, and he followed after me ; and so afraid was he, that he looked 

 at the river every moment, although I forbade him ; but he was so 

 overcome with horrid fancies, that he had not the power to restrain 

 his eyes. This difficult path is not quite a yard broad, and is, 

 at least, two hundred yards above the river, which foams beneath. 

 After we had escaped from this place in safety, the Khan Sahib 

 came to himself again, in some measure ; for he put on his shoes, 

 and began to walk upright. I could not discover who had made 

 this road, although I afterwards made inquiry. There is another road 

 to the east of the one we had passed, which leads over the crest of 

 Landdakaey itself, and by it animals are brought, when the water 

 is at its height, but I did not examine it. We noticed that on the 

 opposite side of the river, the mountains forming the north-western 

 boundary of the Suwat valley approach within about three miles of 

 this point. The river is said now to have entered that part of Suwat 

 termed loucJiali or the dry, which will be referred to in its proper 

 place. Landdakaey is about three miles distant from Tarrwah, to 

 the north. 



After getting clear of our difficulties, and out of our dangers, we 

 reached the small village of Kottah, to the south of which, on the very 

 summit of the mountains, there are extensive ruins of buildings, so 

 numerous indeed, that I had never seen the like anywhere else. 

 Two of these buildings were large and lofty, something as European 

 barracks appear from a distance. They are still in excellent pre- 

 servation, and indeed seem quite perfect and entire ; so much so, that 

 during very heavy rains, the villagers take shelter in them. The 

 houses of this ruined city are not built near each other as we see in 

 the present day, but are detached similar to the bungaloivs of officers 

 in India. I could not discover any thing in the shape of carvings, 

 or idols any where about. The ruins of these dwellings are square, 

 and are built of hewn blocks of stone ; and are very shapely in ap- 

 pearance, but not very lofty, not being more than six, or under four 

 yards in height. The walls were about half a yard in thickness, and 

 in some places less. Each house contained an area of about six 

 yards. The cement used in joining th<j stones together is of a black 



