4/2 Journal of a passage down the Nerbudda, [May, 



Miles. 



towards some rocks on the right hand, and just escaped by a 

 few feet from being dashed to pieces. The boatmen, especially 

 Bholoo, shewed great energy and presence of mind, and expert- 

 ness, on this occasion. His coolness was completely unmoved 

 by the emminent danger ; with a few strokes of the paddle 

 he kept the head of the boat off from a rock which we expected 

 it would be impossible to avoid. 

 \ Put to on the left bank ; all the other boats were carried or forced 

 into the right hand channel, which luckily proved to be not so 

 bad ; got down safely and put to on that bank. 



River studded with rocky channels. Current rushing through 

 them with sluice force, all very bad. It took some time to 

 make a selection by trying an empty boat over some of them. 



I consider this Mookree barrier as one of the very worst in the 

 Nerbudda. I had a good view of it and the river for two 

 miles or so, above and below, from a high rock, and it certainly 

 looked quite frightful. The boatmen think the river half full, 

 and say that it was higher when Captain Evans went down last 

 season. 



The Karkoon's boat was first taken down, the boatmen returned and 

 carried over three others, with 6 men to each, and so got the 

 whole down safely. My boat came into the right hand channel 

 with a great deal of difficulty. 

 \ Very, very bad rocks. A rapid and a whirlpool at the bottom of 

 the channel, all the above from the upper part of the Mookree 

 falls, &c. There is a worse passage yet below. At 2 p. m. all 

 the boats arrived below the above whirlpool, and put to on the 

 right bank. 

 } Strong current, a torrent, rapid waves, &c. &c. along the left bank, 

 and in the middle ; no boats could possibly live there just now, 

 and this is the main channel. The boats were let down with 

 ropes, along the rocks, and over shallows on the right bank ; 

 tedious work. 



The main channel, or stream on the left, above alluded to, is 

 studded with destructive rocks, the waves raging and lashing over 

 them in spray and foam, numerous little whirlpools, or eddies 



