TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



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Chapter I.— INTRODUCTORY. 



PA«E 



Geographical position and dimensions of Bellaryt District, i 



General Topography : — 



Orography .......... 2 



The Sandur hills .......... 2 



Mallapan Gudda hills 2 



Kalhalli Gudda hills 3 



Sugammadevibetta or the Copper Mountain ridge «... 3 



Alur line of hills ......... 3 



Adoni and Kotakal hills 3 . . . . . . . . 4 



Gudi Rote" hills 4 



Kudligi hills ........... 5 



Harapanahalli hills •••••.... 5 



Uchingi Drug hills •••••.... 5 



Hampi and Daroji hills ••••..... 6 



Raya Drug hills .......... 6 



Elevation of southern boundary^of the district 7 



Principal heights .......... 8 



Hydrography .--—The Tungabhadra ; Fall of the Tungabhadra valley . 9 



Rapids; Islands 10 



The Haggari river . . . . . . . . .11 



Minor tributaries of the Tungabhadra I2 



The Nari halla I2 



Fiscal and Political Divisions of '[the district Sandur State ... 13 

 Bellary, Alur, Adoni, Raya Drug^Kudligi, Harapanahalli, Hadagalli, 



and Hospet Taluqs ........ ^3 — 17 



Their general features ........ .^—jy 



Climate and Meteorology .- — Rainfall ••••... 17 



The monsoons . . . . . . . . . • . 18 



The cold season; Fogs ......... 18 



The hot season ...... .... 18 



The hot winds .......... 19 



Temperature 19 



Prevalence of westerly winds ........ 19 



Scenery .20 



Chapter II. -PREVIOUS WRITERS. 

 Captain Cullen . . . . , . . . .21 



Captain Newbold ,21 



