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



Miles. 



A large bad whirlpool. 

 } Put to to examine the rocky passage below. 

 | Strong current. A rapid ; very bad rocks in the middle of the 



channel. Bamboo bushes begin to appear. 

 \ High rocks almost across the river. Put to on the right bank to 

 examine the passage. Channel along the left bank, not bad. 

 2 Clear channel along the right bank and middle, very strong current. 



A village on the left bank. River rising. 

 \ Rocks in the middle of the channel. Put to examine and allow 



the boatmen to take their breakfast. 

 1 Rocks, rapids, waves, very bad ; my boat was dashed against a small 

 pointed rock in the middle of the channel. It filled partially, 

 heaved, swung round and plunged into the trough and waves 

 below, but got out again ; a laden boat would have gone down. 

 Put to to examine below. 

 \ A very bad rock, and below it a whirlpool, — very formidable. Almost 

 all the boats got into it, were taken round and round for several 

 times, dashed against each other, and got jammed on the vortex 

 for a minute or two. 

 \ Bad rocks and rapids. River still rising. 

 \ Very bad, whirlpools, waves, &c. 



\ A very bad rock in the middle of the channel, and a strong cur- 

 rent rushing on it very dangerous. 

 Put to to examine the channel below. 

 \ A rock on the right hand of no consequence. 

 \ Beautiful plantations along the right bank, of palms, mangoes, 

 Mowah trees and cultivations, interspersed with huts the whole 

 way. 

 Two bad rocks in the middle of the stream. 

 \ Rocks in the middle, strong current, plantations, &c, continuing 



along the right bank, belonging to the village of Gudier. 

 1 Clear broad stream ; put to to examine a rapid below. 



Strong current, rocks on either hand but not dangerous. River 

 still rising slowly. 

 1 Very, very bad rocks, a rapid and whirlpools, Surpon barrier, &c. 

 Sulpan or Surpon ; Mahadeo temple on the left bank. 

 Put to under Surpon at 5 p. m. 



