318 MIDDLEMISS : KANGRA EARTHQUAKE. 



ridge this belt is somewhat vaguely known, but a few observations on the 

 villages in that neighbourhood were made by Colonel Hayes, 1st Lancers 

 (see p. 75). On the west and south-west I have myself in the pre 

 vious chapters described the area in the vicinity of Haripur and Dera 

 Gopipur (see p. 38) and similarly with regard to the neighbourhood 

 of Naggar ; whilst higher up the valley, at Manali, notes by Captain 

 Banon furnish us with sufficient data. Among other things the latter 

 drew attention to a peculiar effect in this area, namely, the snow mist 

 that resulted from the vast number of avalanches of snow detached 

 from the steeper slopes by the earthquake (p. 75). The Malana glen 

 and the upper reaches of the Parbati between Jari and Manikarn give 

 instances of the extension into this VIII area of damage to the hillsides 

 due to their precipitous nature and to the splintery condition of the 

 rocks, In like manner both here and near Manali springs of water were 

 affected. The area lying south-east of the Barwar lake as far as Kot on 

 the south side of the Jalori pass has been described (p. 72), whilst 

 that near Suket was reported on by Mr. Bur kill (see p. 76). From 

 the above with the aid of a map it will be seen that this rather large 

 isoseist, which sometimes passes into out-of-the-way valleys has been 

 fairly examined along 6 or 7 cross-sections, sufficient to delineate it 

 with all necessary accuracy. 



The damage to the villages in this area was what one may generally 

 Damage to vil- call slight. It took the form of a roof gone here, 

 lages * the end house of a row there, a hill tower bulged or 



partially shattered and so on, the damage being everywhere easily 

 appreciable by the eye, but generally mild enough for the inhabitants 

 to still retain possession of their homes after a little patching had been 

 done. 



Of travellers' bungalows within this isoseismal nearly all were habit- 

 Damage to bunga- • ame m parts, and many private bunga ows such as 

 lows - some of the more better built modern ones at Naggar 



were scarcely damaged at all, or only in their upper stories. Others 

 more heavily built and of greater age had been badly shaken and fis- 



