1857.] Notes on Jumeera Pitt, in Sirgooja. 227 



side of the road, ascending the Joorinoo ghaut, marks the boundary 

 of Sirgooja and Chota Nagpore. Korndah is situated at the entrance 

 of a beautiful and well-cultivated valley, and at the foot of hills. 

 This is a very pretty spot, and the view of the Koosmee valley 

 from the hills above is very fine. A stream of good, clear water flows 

 close by the village, which is about seven miles from Juaieera. The 

 road from Korndah to Jumeera winds through hills, the ascents and 

 descents of which are not very steep, although not practicable for 

 carts. There is a good deal of tree and bush jungle on the road 

 from Joorinoo to Jumeera, and the country appears to be cultivated 

 only in occasional small patches. With the exception of Korndah, 

 there are only two or three small hamlets on the road from 

 Joormoo. 



A person can travel in a palkee from Joorinoo to Jumeera, and 

 by reversing the palkee when ascending the very steep parts of the 

 road, little trouble or inconvenience is experienced. 



On reaching the village of Jumeera, the bungalow which has been 

 built for the Junior Assistant Commissioner in charge of the Korn- 

 dah Sub-division, is seen on high ground about one mile and a half 

 in advance. A slight ascent brings us to the house, and we now have 

 evidently reached the apex, no higher point of land being visible in 

 any direction. Here is a fine and extensive table-land, free from 

 jungle, with the exception of some low scrubs on the more sheltered 

 slopes. With the exception of two tope3 of " Saikwa" trees, and a 

 few mangoe and peepul which grow near the village of Serandag 

 (about half mile from the bungalow) the "pat" is remarkably bare 

 of trees of any kiud. 



This spot is 3,200 feet above the level of the sea. I am unable 

 to speak as to the extent of the table-land, but I may safely say, 

 from what I have seen, that it must stretch to many miles. About 

 300 yards to the south of the bungalow we come to the brow of the 

 hill, from which a beautiful view of the Koosmee valley is obtained, 

 beyond which are the hills of Kooreea and Sirgooja. On the north 

 of the bungalows a spur of the hill runs out to the extent of about 

 one and half miles in length and quarter of a mile (or rather less 

 perhaps) in breadth, sloping down on three sides by a slight descent 

 to a fertile and extensive valley. This spur appeared to me to be 



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