466 SUEVEY OF THE- GANGES. , 



formerly yeilded to ihe Rajah of Snnagar a lac of rupees annually ; which 

 revenue, under the Gurc'hdli government, is reduced to thirty-five thou- 



•sand. 



i8th. Marched to Mugra. The distance is estimated ten or eleven 

 miles N. E. by N. On this day's march, we crossed a mountain, about 

 two thousand feet high, the ascent and descent of Avhich were very steep 

 and rugged. The mountain was, in some places, almost perpendicular; 

 and the footpath cut out into zigzags of about thirty feet in length. In 

 other places, it ran along a narrow ledge, not more than a foot in 

 breadth ; while, on the outer side, was a precipice, of six or seven hundred 

 feet. A most alarming prospect to persons unaccustomed to such situa- 

 tions ; and here we had reason to admire the agility and steadiness of 

 the hill people, to whom habit had rendered the travelling in such 

 tremendous paths familiar. 



In the commencement of this day's march, we enjoyed a sight of 

 uncommon beauty, which was rendered more striking by being con- 

 cealed by a jutting point of rock, till we approached very near, and 

 ascended a httle bank, when it burst suddenly on our view. 



It was a fall of water, from an excavated bank, with a cave or grotto 

 at each extremity, forming together an arch of about one hundred feet in 

 perpendicular height, with a subtended base of eighty or one hundred 

 yards. Through every part of the impending summit, the water oozed in 

 drops, which fell in showers into a bason, whence it was Carried, by a 

 small stream, into the river below. 



The lofty trees and luxuriant shrubs which overhung the brow^ threw a 

 partial shade over the picture ; while the sun, striking full upon the cas- 

 cade, was reflected in the sparkling globules ; giving a richness and bril- 



