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which is nearer than the others, we can disthictly see a 
horizontal position of the superior strata, and under the 
table-face, a sort of projection enlarging the diameter of the 
hill, which gradually increases to the bottom. The upper 
formation is evidently of the same nature as the detached 
pieces of sandstone found below ; while the great body of 
the hill is composed of granite, (and perhaps trap), similar 
to that of the pyramidal hills formerly described. Some 
Fugueers, or religious devotees, take up their abode on this 
hill, at the junction of the sandstone with the granite forma- 
tion ; and the face of their caves, cut out of the solid rock, 
and cMnamed (or whitened) over, together with the eleva- 
ted platform, on which are placed the objects of their idola- 
trous worship, present, from the plain below, a very strik- 
ing and conspicuous appearance. 
On passing the Fugueers' Hill, we come in sight of the 
eastern extremity of the Fort of Adjyghur, like that of 
Callinger, crov/ning the summit of an isolated hill, and ow- 
ing its principal strength to a table-face of sandstone rock. 
The sides of the elevation, or the declivities, are covered 
with jungle or bushy wood, composed of beautiful low trees, 
whose leaves exhibit every shade of green, and every variety 
of size and shape, from the pinnated and pointed leaflet of 
the tamarind to the broad expanded foliage of the teak, — 
which last appears to be very abundant in all those hills. 
Granite forms the great body of Adjyghur, and sandstone 
lies over it at the upper part, presenting a perpendicular 
face of rock to the height of between 30 and 50 feet all 
round, and constituting a natural barrier of defence, which 
of itself seems to render the place impregnable. The posi- 
tion of the sandstone is perfectly horizontal, and the rock 
is in general quite fresh. 
The view from the ramparts of the Fort displays well 
