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decomposition of the gneiss although rapid does not supply a rich 

 soil. The figures in the pyramid appeared to have had their damage 

 sustained from this cause repaired with plaster, which was fresh 

 enough to lead one to the supposition of its being modern. 



January 1st, 1820. — I went to Munglegherry at eleven o'clock ; two 

 miles of our road lay over the black soil, and was succeeded by that 

 arising from the decomposed gneiss in the passes through which our 

 road lay. The difference of level was very perceptible, the latter 

 being the highest ground, and if the alluvial black soil has been de- 

 posited as I suppose by the floods of the Kistnah, the phenomenon ad- 

 mits of an easy solution. Munglegherry stands at the southern termi- 

 nation of the remarkable range of gneiss rocks, which is continued with 

 several interruptions to the bed of the Kistnah and re-appears on 

 the opposite bank at Bezwara, the passage of the Kistnah between the 

 precipitous sides of each mountain forming the celebrated pass of that 

 name. 



The tower in front of the pagoda of Munglegherry is about 1 00 feet 

 in height, it is composed of 1 2 stories of the usual form. It is built of a 

 red sandstone containing large and small grains of quartz. The varia- 

 tion of the compass, supposing the pyramid to be N. and South, is about 

 half a point. The stone had been recently brought from a considerable 

 distance according to the Brahmin. The sculpture and relievos were 

 much inferior to the specimens of those from Amrawutty. 



Masulptaur, January 4tk, 1820. — Yesterday morning at 11, I ar- 

 rived, after passing for the greater part of the journey over black cotton 

 soil, which was succeeded by sand about 3 coss from Masulipatam. 

 Immediately also commenced the groves of Borassus flabelliformis, and 

 Euphorbia Tirucalli, both of which grew very sparingly on the former 

 soil. I was particularly struck on arriving at the sandy soil with the 

 mirage or appearance of water, with trees, and houses reflected on it. 

 On passing through the Bazar I observed many stones resembling those 

 of Amrawutty, and which, as I was informed by Mr. White, had been 

 brought from thence. 



The sand in some parts was covered with the magnetic iron ore, men- 

 tioned by Dr. Heyne in his tract on the Circars. 



February bth, 1820. — Analysis of limestone from the Kistnah : 



Carbonate of lime 84 



Silica Alumine Iron 16 



100 



