134 A SuRVEY OF THE 
Hindu characters; I cleaned it, and took off a reversed impression, as well 
as circumstances would allow, and sent it to Colonel Mackenzie. 
_ Latitude of Lak’ha Mandal 30 43 24. 
Lak’ha Maxdal, to Bancaulé. 
Distance 3! 52. Ghadival descent 14 miles to the Ricnar river, which 
is the boundary between Sirmor, and the Rewaen district of Gurhwal.— 
It has a course of about 10 miles from the N. W. and joins the Jumna 
here.—From the river, a very strong ascent of 11 mile wp the mountain, 
to a crest called Gévda Ghat; three obliquing to Bancault, a village 
of 20 houses, with a temple ;—it is on the mountain’s side, and about 3000 
feet above the Jumna.—No grain to be had here, as at other places ;—I 
planted potatoes. Rainy weather ;—no latitude. 
3d April, 1817.—Bancaulé, to Paunti. 
Total distance ae I by the wheels in paces 25,108.—To the bed of 
the Jumna 3. 3 mostly oblique descent, though steep in some places above | 
the right bank of the river. Here are very high and steep precipices, from 
which large blocks of granite have fallen into the bed of the river, which 
forces iis way through and over those obstructions with much violence 
and noise. After passing over the rocks by the river side for half a mile, 
we leave it, and climb the right bank, by an exceedingly steep ascent, to 
the Tocnt Ghati, which overhangs the stream, and is about 1000 feet 
above it.—Hlence, descend a mile to the Camaulda river ; cross it on trunks 
of trees laid across, a little above it’s junction with the Jumna. 
