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the greater part of the year. The little village of Amb-mota is, how- 

 ever completely hidden from sight by trees. 



3. From this point to Amb-bagh across the valley, is about six 

 miles. The large village of Ambee is placed on the edge of the Jaswun 

 range, overlooking the valley, and the garden, after which it has been 

 named. This last is a pleasant spot to encamp in ; the cypress, the 

 mangoe, the mulberry and other fruit trees forming an agreeable and 

 shady retreat for the traveller. The fruits produced in this garden are 

 of a fine description. It is kept constantly watered by means of a 

 *' kool" which conducts the water from an immense distance within 

 the Jaswun range. This kool enables the villagers to cultivate many 

 acres of land which otherwise must have remained unproductive. The 

 great drawback to any extensive cultivation in this valley is the scarcity 

 of water, and the sandy nature of the soil. The Sooan is almost dry 

 during the hot weather, and the little water there is usually in it cannot 

 be used for irrigation, as it already flows along the lowest level. It is 

 a great pity that so noble a valley should be under such a disadvantage. 

 The same objection obtains against the table-lands on the surrounding 

 hills. These lands can now produce but one crop a year, whereas they 

 could easily yield three under more favorable circumstances. The only 

 crops I had as yet seen in these hills were the cotton, sugar-cane, 

 motee (trigonella 1) bajra, (Panicum specatum of Rox.) and a vegetable 

 like a very large radish, called I believe moolee, (Raphanus sativus ?). 

 The grain crops had been sown and were just springing above ground. 

 I left Hooshyarpoor on the 26th October, 1847. 



4. Cheenee ghat is about 14 miles east south-eastward of Hooshy- 

 arpoor. The intermediate country is prettily wooded with mangoe 

 topes, and intersected by numerous deep gullies which drain off the 

 water from the hills. The entrance to the pass is any thing but tempt- 

 ing ; not a tree nor a shrub is to be seen until the traveller nearly reaches 

 the crest. As at the other ghat the road first runs along the bottom of 

 a ravine and then ascends, and passing over the summit descends as 

 rapidly again into the valley at Isapore. The ravine is much narrower 

 and more tortuous, the ascent and descent are also more abrupt, and 

 consequently more difficult than those in the Naree ghat. This one 

 moreover, lies out of the direct route to the interior, which circumstance, 

 combined with the other objections, have prevented any extended traffic 



