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ine profpe£l, in which a cafcade forming the fource 

 f, ! that ran in the bottom between two ranges of 

 ■16ft prominent feature. This cafcade appeared to 

 o to 100 feet and was about 20 feet broad. It had 

 to remark, that in our return we met with very 

 rearing fruit much larger than thofe of this tree 

 ] *d to examine fome plants of hemp fown near a 



1 e were twelve feet in height, and few lower than 



fesi; wnere thinly fown, the plants had very thick (terns and Lnt out 

 marly fide branches; but when numerous, they were thin, tall and 

 without branches. The perfon, who fowed them faid, that when the 

 plant was fuppofed fufficiently ripe for pulling, which is confidered 

 to be the cafe when it is in flower, it is placed on the roof of the houfe^ 

 and expofed to the fun till thoroughly dry ;■ when the bark -is dripped 

 off and tied in bundles for ufe. During the time it is on the ho ufe, care 

 is taken to prevent its being wetted, as wet is fuppofed to weaken the 

 fibres. In dripping, one half of the bark is feparated from the wood, 

 by the nails of the finger and thumb of one hand, whilft the finger 

 and thumb of the other are placed, one upon and the other under the 

 bark, during the time that it is drawn from the butt towards the 

 point of the (tern: this' procefs is performed on the other fide, and 

 the bark by the two operations is completely taken off. From what 

 I have feen of the growth of hemp in this country, I have no hefitation 

 in faying, that its luxuriance is fuch, when fown upon the lands of 

 valleys in Garwhdl and Pdm-khandi, as to be capable of fupplying a" 

 great portion- of the navy of Great Britain, if its value in England will 

 cover the freight and other expences. 



September 24th,--THE N£cfs mother lad night informed us that 

 Jawahir Singh had abfconded as well as Bhawani Singh, in order to 



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