1840.] March from Brimhan Ghat to Umurkuntuk. 893 



On leaving Rajadhar the road lies between hills of laterite, close dense 

 jungle, over a trap hill to Bunder Motee, spring and ghat, where limestone 

 No. 41, and at the bottom of the descent steatite No. 42, and that with 

 argillaceous veins No. 43 ; from this the descent is rough and stony, and 

 just before reaching the stream Brinjuree, or Murrum Joree, the syenite 

 No. 44, and in the bed of it granite No. 45, 46 ; intermixed are boulders of 

 No. 40. On arriving at the nulla, bamboos are again observed, and the sal 

 disappears. From this the road winds up a hill not very steep or long, 

 pass along a flat, when a long steep stony descent commences, the chief 

 rock being No. 45, 46 ; at the bottom emerge into a small level plain, the 

 hills approaching on both sides ; about two miles on the Puraha nulla is cross- 

 ed, and again a mile or so on, when the road is more open, and the jungle 

 by no means dense ; in front are a range of small conical shaped hills of no 

 great height, the ridge of one of which is passed, the first ascent of which is 

 sandstone No. 47, next in strata running nearly north and south of clay- 

 slate No. 48, and further on No. 49 of the same formation ; after this the 

 hills are entirely cleared, and the country is a very extensive open plain 

 bounded to the north by the low conical bills which we have passed over, 

 nearly bare or only stunted jungle, and behind, towering above, the line 

 of the Mekul range. On leaving Rajadhur all the springs and nullas are 

 feeders of the Mahanuddee. At Boorla is a small circular hill, evidently 

 a similar formation to the hills last passed over, specimen No. 50. 



Pando Tulao, eight miles, a march in the plain; the villages are more 

 numerous and cultivation is extensive, much of it rice; a spur of the hills 

 comes down close on this place, the formation of which is limestone No. 51, 

 and in a small rivulet close to our camp, rocks were projecting at an angle 

 of 45°, running east and west, and the strata so disposed, as to have 

 much the appearance, at a short distance, of the scales on the back of the 

 Manis ; they were limestone No. 52. 



Purureea nearly seven miles; the same plain. In this march a fine 

 stream, the Hamph nulla, the bed of which is a reddish limestone No. 53. 

 Purureea itself is a large village for this part of the country, the houses 

 with one single exception (that of the Zemindar's, who was building a brick 

 edifice) are all built of split bamboos, plastered for the walls, and grass 

 chuppers.* 



Umuldeha, nine miles ; the same open cultivated country. About three 

 miles on, cross a small nulla from the hills, skirting our left, the bed of 

 which is limestone No. 54, 55, as also a small circular eminence No. 56 ; 



* The cheapness of food here was as unexpected as agreeable to our people. 

 (In camp 15 Ata 38 in the village. 

 Seers per Rupee. ■! Ditto, 12 Gram 52 ditto. 

 (Ditto, 14 Rice 50 ditto. 



