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Bheel village, the residence formerly of the notorious freebooter Bamun 

 Naik, now held by his son, a peaceable reformed character. 



Gth. To Kukrana, Captain Anderson penetrated, and it was the 

 fear of Bamun Naik, then openly in arms, that caused his boatmen to 

 refuse to advance. 



7th. At Beytala is an obstruction very much resembling the Suheshur 

 Dharrah. It is a belt of rocks stretching diagonally across the river. 

 From the middle to the north bank, the rocks are perpendicular, ex- 

 cept in one narrow channel near the bank, but towards the south 

 bank, they are worn away, and I found little difficulty in letting my 

 boats down, guiding them by ropes attached to the stern. There may 

 however be more trouble in doing so in the dry season ; — when I pass- 

 ed, the river was fully 20 feet above hot weather mark. 



8th. Below this again is a very bad rapid, about \ mile from Bey- 

 tala. I tracked my boats down near the northern bank, but am inclined 

 to think that there is deeper water in the middle of the river, merely 

 obstructed by some large rocks, which just showed their heads above 

 water, at the bottom of the rapid, and caused such a sheet of broken 

 water, that I dared not trust my boats within it. 



9th. From about 5 miles below this, the hills rise to a much great- 

 er height, the scenery is magnificent, and the river deep, very rapid, 

 and free from material obstructions. Both banks are studded with 

 Bheelala villages, but the jungle is very dense around their little 

 patches of cultivation. The rocks, forming the banks, are high, in 

 many parts almost perpendicular ; the stream has a current of about 6 

 miles an hour. From Bliadul the southern bank is Akranee, a portion 

 of Khandeish, and the northern from the Hutnee is Mutwar, a Bhee- 

 lala Thakoorship. 



10th. To Haump, 25 miles, the features of the river are the same, 

 lofty hills, scarped rocky banks, deep channel, here and there rapids 

 of no consequence, and a strong current. Haump belongs to the 

 Raja of Oodeypore, a feudatory, I believe, of the Guicowar, and is 

 merely a temple, there being no village ; here the river narrows still 

 more, and about 2 miles below commences a series of rapids, known as 

 the " Balu Gori," of the difficulties of which I heard much. It con- 

 tinues about 4 miles; the river much confined rushes rapidly between 

 high rocks ; and with ordinary care in a large boat there is no danger. 



