464 Journal of a passage down the Nerbudda, [May, 



Miles. 

 2 Clear, deep and broad. 



A huge, rock island on the right hand at the confluence of the 

 Hutnee Belin rocks on the left hand. Passage broad and deep. 

 2 Clear and deep from bank to bank. 



A village, or cultivations on the right bank. 



A bluff, long, rock, island near the left bank. Broad, clear and 

 deep stream on the right hand. 

 i A long range of bluff rocks in the middle of the river, deep ; good 



channels on either side. 

 i A rock island near the right bank. Passage on the left hand. 

 1£ A barrier, and rapid. Rocks and waves across from bank to bank. 



Channel on the left hand near the shore — only 20 feet wide. 

 i The head and first of the Bheetara barrier, falls and rapids ; very, 

 very bad. The river studded with low rocks, from bank to 

 bank, and apparently no passage. 

 Six bags of coal were taken out of the double boat this morning 

 and put on some of the others. Rewa Sunkur taking 4 maunds 

 more, making her cargo 5 marrees and 10 maunds. 

 Put to at \ after 2 p. m. on rocks on the left bank opposite 

 Bhutara. 

 ^ Strong current. The boats let down with ropes, brushing along 

 the sides of perpendicular precipices 20 to 30 feet high, along 

 the left bank ; the current rushing towards the barrier. 

 This barrier, or ridge of rocks, extends for about 300 yards. 

 Studded with rocks, some just above the water, some under ; 

 no practicable channel. The boats were let down with ropes, 

 and by the hand, knocking and bumping on the rocks the 

 whole way, and in some places dragged over ; 20 bags were 

 taken out of Rewa Sunkur and carried over the rocks for about 

 150 yards. It and the double boat were taken over with much 

 labour and difficulty, and we did not get over the work before 

 12 o'clock. 

 This passage is very tedious, but not so dangerous, or attended 

 with the same risk, as in that below the Hirnphal for about 6 

 miles. Three ropes cannot be used, or punting be resorted to, 

 and the oars are not powerful enough to command the boats 



