411 



Transit of Venus, 213. 



Transit theodolites supplied in Afghan operations, 



132. 

 Trap, Deccan, 274. 

 Travancore, 21, 35 ; survey of, 84, 85 ; Dr. King 



in, 256. 

 Traverse surveys, 121. 

 Treasure Trove Act, 341. 



Tree and serpent worship, Mr. Fergusson on, 360. 

 Trevelyan, Sir C, 318. 



Triangulation, correction of errors developed in, 

 42 ; completion of entire triangulation of India, 

 58 ; retrospect of, 58 ; stations of, 63, 235 ; see 

 also Trigonometrical survey. 

 Trichinopoly, 245 ; observatory at, 285. 

 Trigonometrical survey, early history, 38 ; reduc- 

 tion of budget of, 39 ; re-organization of 

 department, amalgamation of topographical 

 and revenue branches with, 40; list of officers 

 and surveyors in amalgamated department, 

 40, 41 ; Trigonometrical" Survey Office, Dehra 

 Dun, 221, 232; account of operations of, 233. 

 Trineomali, 208. • 

 Tripalur reef surveyed, 2S. 

 Trivandrum observatory, 308. 

 Trotter, Major, 192 and 193 (note), 245. 

 Troughton andSimms, Messrs., 217, 219. 

 Tsaidam, 153. 

 Tuipass, 141. 

 Tuna, port of, 34. 

 Tungabhadra river, 350. 

 Turbat-i-Haidri, 177. 

 Turfan, 158. 

 Turkis, 194. 



Turkeskan, Map of, 232, 235. 

 Turkomans, 176 ; Ersari Turkomans, 181 ; Turko- 

 man country, 194. 

 Turner, Captain, 151, 153. 

 Turner, Mr. A. W., 227. 

 Turturia, Brahman temples at, 332. 

 Tusaran Bihar, 330. 

 Tuticorin, 4 ; roadstead and harbour surveyed, 8, 



207. 

 Ttveen, Mr., 238. 



u. 



U. G.(Ugyen Gyatsho), Lama, 158,159, 160,162 



(note). 

 Udaipur, 70, 73. 

 Udayagiri, 331, 337, 358. 

 Umaria coal-field, 255, 264, 269, 273. 

 TJmarkot, 238. 



Umballa district survey, 106, 107. 

 Unai hot spring, 88. 

 Undavilli, 357. 

 Unta Dhurra pass, 50. 

 Upheaval of coast between India and Ceylon, 



261. 

 TJrakzai valley, 91, 149. 



Urchha, 340, 363. 

 Urel, 331. 

 Urittaung, 364. 

 Uruvilwa forest, 330. 

 Uzbegs, 187, 189. 



1'ude nii'Ciun, Indian meteorologist's, 288. 



Vaigai (Veghavati) river, 46. 



Vaishnava caves, 323. 



Vaitama, the coasting steamer, 307. 



Valej, 190 (note). 



Valabhi, inscriptions of kings of, 371. 



Valishau fort, 190 (note). 



Vallis Comedarum, 193 (note). 



Vambery, Professor, 179 (note). 



Vanrenen, General 1). C, 100; his retirement, 



104. 

 Varv, 143. 



Vellar river, Triangulation across, 46. 

 Vellur, Temple at, 359. 



Vengi, Kingdom of, 357. 



Venice, Geographical Congress, 88, 144, 156, 

 224. 



Ventura, General, 333. 



Venus, Transit of, 1874, 213. 



Verawal harbour, 7. 



Vicary, Captain, 257. 



Victoria, Minister for Mines, 266. 



Vienna Military Geographical Institute, 227. 



Viharas or Buddhist monasteries, 323. 



Vihowa basin, 148. 



Village or Muzawar survey, 102. 



Vilwa or bel trees, Forest of, mentioned in 

 Buddha's history, 330. 



Vindhyan mountains, 236, 250, 256, 269, 369. 



Vingorla, 18, 19. 



Vishnu Sastri Bapat, 368. 



Vizagapatam, 4, 21, 197, 201, 206, 212, 256 j 

 Vizagapatam ami Bakarganj cyclones, 287. 



Viziadrug, survey of, 4 ; collection, examination, 

 and preservation of fauna of shores near, 6. 



Von Abich, Staatsrath, 257. 

 Vypeen Island, Changes necessitating re-survey 

 of, 5. 



w 



Waagen, Dr., 251, 259, 263, 266, 270, 276, 278. 



Wadjra Karur diamond field, 266. 



Waghers, Commander Taylor sent in 1859 to 



pilot expeditionary force against, 16. 

 Wahab, Captain, 95, 96, 97, 147, 150, 172. 

 Wainn Gaga river, 329. 

 Wajiristan, 180 (note). 

 Wakhan, 143, 270. 



