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16. The Beeas from Sooltanpoor flows direct to the southward for 

 some miles, along the eastern base of the Tiri range, which it afterwards 

 crosses, and flows westward towards Mundi-nuggur. Its course then 

 is to the northward along the western base of the Gogar range. The 

 river, however, turns again after a few miles to the westward, and enters 

 the Kangra valley through a gap in the Sekunder range. At this point 

 of its course, it forms the boundary between Bungall and Kumleh-ghur 

 It then flows by Raj-ghirri, and Sujanpoor-Tira. Between this latter 

 town and Nadown it passes through the Joala range, and crosses that 

 valley until it arrives at the base of the Jaswan range near Chumba 

 ghat. Its course for the next few miles is along the eastern base of 

 this range, and through the jaghir belonging to the Rajah of Hurree- 

 poor Golehr. There, however, it makes more westing, and passing 

 above the head of the Jaswan Dhoon flows for a short distance along 

 the foot of the Hoshyarpoor range, and at last enters the plains near 

 Hajeepoor. 



1 7. The new red sandstone formation becomes more complicated in 

 Mundi. It there consists of marls, marly-slates, yellow magnesian 

 limestone, salt, and gypsum. The marly-slates are either of a grey or 

 dull red colour. The general dip of the strata is still to the N. E. 

 although sometimes they are nearly perpendicular, or dip to the west. 

 The salt mine of Drung is situated in the eastern face of the Goger 

 range, about 10 miles to the north of Mundi-nuggur, and on the right 

 bank of the Beeas. The salt is seldom found clear and white in any 

 quantity, but almost always, reddened by and mixed with a very large 

 proportion of the argillaceous earth with which it is associated. It is 

 obtained by driving a horizontal gallery into the side of the hill until 

 the salt deposit is reached. The gallery, four feet square, is supported 

 by spars of the Cheel or Pinus longifolia, and the inside is lined with 

 bullock hides. There are also salt mines at Gumba near Beijonauth. 

 No reliance can be placed on the contradictory accounts of the produce 

 of these mines. The salt is generally purchased by the poorer classes, 

 for those who can afford it always prefer that brought from the salt 

 range near Peshawur. 



18. If we proceed still further to the eastward, viz. across Kooloo 

 in the direction of Mani-karn, we come upon clay-slates occasionally 

 associated with limestone. The clay-slate is of great variety of colour, 



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