June, 1850. 



MAMLOO WATERFALLS. FAN-PALM. 



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is buried in a small forest, particularly rich in plants, and 

 is defended by a stone wall behind : the only road is tun- 

 nelled through the sandstone rock, under the wall ; and 

 the spur on either side dips precipitously, so that the place 

 is almost impregnable if properly defended. A sanguinary 





MAMLOO CASCADES. 



conflict took place here between the British and the 

 Khasias, which terminated in the latter being driven over 

 the precipices, beneath which many of them were shot. 

 The fan-palm, Chamarops Khasiana (" Pakha," Khas.), 

 grows on the cliffs near Mamloo : it may be seen on 

 looking over the edge of the plateau, its long curved trunk 

 rising out of the naked rocks, but its site is generally 



