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I could learn. The young rajah of Noorpoor, an interesting little fellow, 

 is allowed 5000 Co.'s Rs. a year by Government, which is the total 

 amount of his income, as I believe he possesses no jaghir. 



18. Soohahlee is about 12 miles further to the north-westward. It 

 is a thriving and neat village, entirely buried in trees and situated in a 

 small but picturesque valley ; Dhurr or Dharr, a hamlet some three 

 miles to the north-west of the former, is inhabited chiefly by black- 

 smiths, who obtain the iron they work from an adjoining wooded hill. 

 From that spot to the Ravee is a rugged hilly country, and the road is 

 bad. 



19. From Noorpoor to Puthankot (or Patau Kot), is fully 14 miles. 

 The road lies along the stony bed of the nullah which flows under the 

 former. Puthankot is built on the line of junction between the hills 

 and the plains, where the spurs of the former gradually lessening in 

 height, are lost in the latter. From Roopur on the Sutlej, to Cajeepoor 

 on the Beas, is a long range of hills (the Hooshearpoor) presenting pre- 

 cipitous slopes to the plains ; but between the latter and Pathunkot 

 and even beyond, the hills throw out numerous spurs which abut into 

 the plains. At this place is a small fort and a mangoe tope to encamp 

 in. The town did not appear either large or flourishing. A fine view 

 of a portion of the Chumba range is obtained hence. That part seen 

 through a gap in the lower and intermediate hills must be removed a 

 considerable distance from the plains, as is retains its snow when that 

 near Kangra is quite bare. Its crest also appears more deeply serrated 

 than that of the latter. The boundary in this direction of the British 

 territory is marked by the Hosali canal, which is drawn from the Ravee 

 at the foot of the hills near Sadhori and flows past both Umritsur and 

 Lahore.* It is crossed by a small bridge soon after leaving Patau 

 Kot. 



20. The populous town of Adeenuggur is about 12 miles from the 

 last named place, and on the high road to Umritsur and Lahore. From 

 the canal the water is conducted in numberless rills to irrigate the sur- 

 rounding country. In consequence of this system of irrigation the road 

 is bad, as the deep ruts in which the water is made to flow traverse it 

 in various directions, and not unfrequently overflow on to the road. A 



* I am indebted for the above information, to Captain A. Cunningham of the 

 Bengal Engineers. 



