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is sufficient to add that without his help the supply 
of teak timber to the world would almost cease. He | 
it is who drags the logs to the floating streams in — 
readiness for the next flood; who guides them in 
their passage to the main river, releasing jams at 
the peril of his life; who receives them on arrival 
at depot and lays them in order for the sawmill, 
and builds up the stacks of squares awaiting de- 
spatch to Europe, finally when the time arrives, 
placing them on the trollies for shipment ; for he has 
the strength of a machine, and is not confined to the 
interminable repetition of a single series of actions. 
The forests of the Ganges Division, which, as I 
have indicated, may be reached from Hardwar, may 
also be visited from the eastern side from the Kohd- 
wara station of the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway. 
There is good fishing to be had in the Ganges just 
‘before the snow-water comes down in April, for 
those who enjoy the use of heavy bait and tackle, 
and, where the stream splits up into various 
branches, fishing from the bank with a flying spoon 
is practicable. In the smaller streams the so-called 
“trout,” a black-spotted carp, is numerous, and will 
rise either to fly or to spoon on light tackle. When 
he is on the feed, dozens may be taken in a short 
time. The best time appears to be when the sun is 
bright and hot, for discoloured water sickens the 
fish, and much harm is done by unusually high 
floods, which carry away the whole stock of fish to 
the big rivers, and thus for long after an abnormal 
rise the sport remains inferior. It is advisable to 
have weapons at hand when fishing these rivers, for 
one never knows what may happen, and it is trying 
