1 839.] Alexanders exploits on the Western Banks of the Indus. 3 1 3 



Prior to my drawing this article to a close, I deem it an interesting 

 topic, to make an observation on the region of Tch&las, situated on the 

 eastern bank of the Indus, four days' journey (more northward) from 

 Pakhley and Dembor. This region is said to be highly remarkable for 

 the number of ruined towns it contains. Although situated in the 

 neighbourhood of the snowy chain, it may well have been the Taktcha- 

 shilas of the Chinese Religious, a word which may be decomposed into 

 takt, a throne, chah, a king, and shilas a corruption of Tchelas ; and 

 thus form a ground for a probable hypothesis, that the Greeks thence 

 derived their Taxila. The inhabitants of Upper Suwat who repair 

 to Tchelas, cross the Indus at Goozer Chekhi, whence is visible on the 

 eastern bank mount Mehoor, situated almost opposite the Cabool-Ghe- 

 ram ruins, which are discoverable on the contrary beach. 



Higher up, on the upper branch of the Indus, lie the regions of 

 Ghilghit, Ashoor, Goraei, Khelooman, and Balooman, formerly inhabited 

 by the Caffers. 



The ferry points of the Indus from Attok to the snowy ridge are 

 the following : Attok, Bazar Hound, Monari, Pehoor, Notchy, Kabbel, 

 Chetabha, Amb, Derbend, Chetterbahi, Mabera, Toohara, Marer, 

 Didel, Kamatche, Behar, Pachetlehi, Guendoo, Mattial, Battera, 

 Jendial, and Manial, Kallehi, Palles-pattan, Pohoo-Goodje, Koonchir and 

 Jalkoot. 



Art. IV. — Remarks upon the Rain and Drought of the last Eight 

 Seasons in India. By the Rev. R. Everest, Landour. 



In two former papers I endeavoured to trace the variations of the 

 past seasons, as to drought and moisture, by means of the prices of corn, 

 having assumed that the wettest years produced the most abundant 

 harvest, and the driest the reverse. An examination of the subject 

 shewed that the more extensively the averages of prices were taken, 

 the greater approximation there was to a regular ascending and de- 

 scending series, or curve, with recurrent periods of from six to ten 

 years ; thus leading to the belief, that, if the average of certain atmos- 

 pherical phenomena over a surface sufficiently extensive could be taken, 

 the result would exhibit recurrences nearly or altogether regular. I 

 will now shew how far the Register of the different Rain Gauges cor- 

 roborate or not this opinion. The following are the annual depths of 

 Rain that have fallen in different parts of India during the last eight 

 years. 



