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been true in the days of its prosperity, but I cannot say that the place 

 now holds out any particular inducements to take up one's residence there. 

 I had with me both Mr. Moorcroft's and Mr. Vigne's travels, and was 

 much struck with the general accuracy of the former, but I cannot say as 

 much for that of the latter, for whose inaccuracy I can only account by 

 supposing that he did not make sufficiently ample notes on the spot* 

 but trusted too much to his memory. Of course I can only speak of 

 that portion of Mr. Vigne's work which relates to this Kohistan.* Jod- 

 beer Chund, the Rajah of Nadoun, is a tall, stout and handsome man. 

 He is the natural son of the great Sansar Chund, the late Rajah of 

 Cotoche. His jaghir is worth 32,000 a year. He has a nice house 

 situated on the banks of the river, and about a mile from the town. 

 Near the house is a Changan,f on which in former times hockey on 

 horseback used to be played. From Nadoun are three roads leading 

 to as many different places. The principal one is that which passes 

 through Muhulmooree and terminates at the Sutlej opposite Bilaspoor. 

 The next one follows the course of the Beas and enters the Kangra val- 

 ley at Shujanpoor. Tira,J the third one, is the route to Kotlehr, 



29. The first march in the last named direction is to Dhanata, a 

 village about 8 miles off. It is built on the north-eastern slope of the 

 Chou-mukhi (or Sola-singha) range, the highest peak of which rises 

 fully 1500 feet above the valleys on either side. Between Nadoun and 

 this place the surface of the Joala valley is very uneven, and intersected 

 by many deep watercourses ; the one which we crossed several times on 

 the road is called the Mamke-nuddee. It empties itself into the Beas 

 below Nadoun, whilst the Koonhar, another tortuous stream to the 

 north-eastward of the Mam, does the same above that town. The ex- 

 ternal configuration of the Pergunnah of Muhulmooree as seen from a 

 height resembles a heavy swell at sea. Dhomata is remarkable for hav- 

 ing an excellent stone aqueduct which conducts the water from the range 

 in the rear to the tank within the village. It is about three-fourths of a 

 mile in length, and was built by the present Rajah of Nadoun, in whose 

 jaghir it is situated. I was told that the entire village was destroyed by 



* I have since learnt that the gentlemen of the Thibet Mission also found Mr, 

 Moorcioft the more accurate of the two. 

 f Changan, a level field. 

 I Shujanjioor is 12 miles from Nadoun. 



