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which range is within view, though it is elongated N.and S. to some little 

 extent. A high rugged romantic hummock, capped, in a picturesque 

 manner, with a disproportioned mass resembling a rocking-stone, is join- 

 ed by a low neck to the main sand-stone range here, and partly on the de- 

 clivity of the main sand-stone, and partly on the low neck is situated the 

 village of Bapyle ; opposite the hummock, only separated by a little 

 broader space than is occupied by the intervening road, thetrap range, 

 the southern boundary of the valley, comes to a point, where is seen the 

 lime-stone, and the flesh coloured cherty matter, forming a belt round the 

 base of the hill, and lying about in large whitish and greyish masses. — 

 The trap range does not expire at this point, it merely, instead of conti- 

 nuing as it had done heretofore in an east and west direction, turns sud- 

 denly to the south, and sweeping round to the west again, forms by so 

 doing another large valley, along the northern side of which you proceed 

 on the route after leaving Bapyle. The river Dasdon is crossed at Sehorah^ 

 thirteen miles from Sugar, and then Gumhariah, another village occurs, 

 the whole way being on the trap, and the road at a little distance from 

 the trap and sand-stone hills, until at length you gradually ascend the 

 sand-stone hill oiRatgher, twenty six miles fmmSagar. — This hill is wedge- 

 shaped, lengthened out east and west, and at the west end the fort is placed 

 on the brink of a high perpendicular cliff, at the base of which cliff flows 

 the J3«wcf towards the north. To cross the Btna you descend the ridge 

 of sand-stone before you reach the fort, turn, out of the village down to 

 the right, or northwards into the low ground. The ford of the stream 

 is filled with large masses of sand-stone, and is to the traveller, par- 

 ticularly at night, very troublesome to pass. — After gaining the west bank 

 fourteen miles over an undulating tract, having a gentle ascent, brings 

 you to Bagrode, where commences a trap range on the crest of which 

 you proceed to within three miles of Garspur. During this course, you 

 see to your right a very extensive plain, studded over with trap, and 



sand-stone 



