in June 1819. 
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except at one spot, although it has heretofore at this period of 
the year been dry ; and should the water continue throughout 
the year, we may perhaps see an inland navigation along the 
northern shore of Cutch, which, from stone anchors, &c. still to 
be seen, and the tradition of the country, I believe to have ex- 
isted at some former period. Sindree, a small mud-fort and 
village belonging to the Cutch government, situated nearly 
where the Runn joins the Indus, was overflowed at the time of 
the shock. The people escaped with difficulty, and the tops of 
the houses and wall are now alone to be seen above the water. 
The fate of Sindree was owing to its situation, for there cannot 
be a doubt of all the Runn land having, during the shock, sent 
forth vast quantities of water and mud ; and the natives de- 
scribed a number of small cones of sand six or eight feet in 
height, the summits of which continued to bubble for many days 
after the 16th 
Art. XV. — A Method of cmstructing Bee-Hives of Wood^ so 
as to resist the Cold of the severest Winter, By the Reverend 
Andrew Jameson. In a Letter to Professor Jameson. 
So many are the inconveniences connected with using bee- 
hives of straw, that apiarians have had recourse to wood in con- 
structing them, and with considerable advantage. Straw-hives 
must be thatched during winter to protect the swarm from the 
cold ; — they must be thatched and screens must be put up be- 
fore them during the hot summer months, to protect the wax 
and honey from the fatal efiects of the heat : and this thatching, 
so useful at both seasons, is at all times an evil, as it serves to 
harbour many insects hurtful to the hive, becomes a lurking 
place for mice, and in general retains a quantity of moisture, 
very prejudicial to the health of the bees. Another serious evil 
* In many countries, remains of marine animals, sometimes of great magni- 
tude, are found in alluvial strata, considerably above the present level of the sea, 
while in others, terrestrial productions appear under the surface of the waters of the 
ocean. In some cases, these phenomena are to be explained by a reference to the 
agency of earthquakes, and the action of volcanoes, as stated in the text.— Ed. 
