1849.] from Chikuldah to Baroach. 471 



Miles. 



5th August, 1848. 

 8 A. M. at Surpon, boatmen attending the temple. The river has 

 risen a little during the night. Heavy rain all night and now 

 continued. 

 Put off at 9 a. m. Took another boatman on my boat to-day, 



having hitherto had only three. 

 Rocks on the left hand to be avoided ; strong current. 

 } Rocks on the right hand. Current strong. 

 } Rocks ; a rapid ; caution required. Dangerous waves and a bad 



whirlpool, 

 f Rocks on each hand. Channel good. 

 A pagoda on the right bank. 



A village on the left bank ; palms, mangoe trees, and cultivations 

 and huts along the right bank. 

 2 Rapids ; currents and rocks but not bad. 



Commencement or head, of the Mookree Ghat, Phal Tar or bar- 



rier falls, &c. 

 Put to to examine the passage. Huts, palms, &c. &c, along the 



right bank. 

 Rocks all over and across the river. Channel in the middle 40 or 

 50 yards wide, very strong current and high waves. 

 J Clear. 



Strong current ; a rock on the right hand ; channel along the left 

 bank. 

 \ Strong current the whole way ; very bad rocks in the middle. Chan- 

 nel near the left bank. 

 A whirlpool in the middle, rather formidable current rushing 

 towards rocks on the right hand, very dangerous ; numerous 

 eddies or little whirlpools. 

 \ Mookree village, on the left bank. 



Rocks, rapids, waves, whirlpools ; all very bad. 

 A large, huge rock island in the middle ; my boat took the left 

 channel, which proved to be very bad and dangerous. Whirl- 

 pools, waves, strong current, &c. all very formidable ; we thought 

 ourselves in peril for awhile. The boat was whirled and spun 

 round and round, nearly filled by the waves and was dragged 



