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pinned together by large wooden pegs. This is all the fastening I 
could observe; it is secured by a neat light rail. The bridge from 
the pier to the hill, is horizontal, and the beams rest on the pier, and on 
a triple row of timbers let into the bank : it has a penthouse over it, 
which is covered with shingles. The sound state of this bridge, is a 
striking instance of the durability of the turpentine fir; for, without the 
application of any composition in use for the preservation of wood, it 
has stood exposed to the changes of the seasons for near a century and 
a half, 'as tradition goes, without exhibiting any symptoms of decay, 
or suffering any injury from the weather. 
Our baggage arrived early in the morning, and we enjoyed, with 
much relish, a hearty breakfast. The rest of the morning was passed 
in a visit to the Raja, who condoled with us on the badness of the 
weather and toils of our journey : indeed he himself seemed not per¬ 
fectly to have recovered from his fatigue. He recommended to us, 
after resting awhile, to amuse ourselves, by rambling wherever avc 
pleased. Our conversation was chiefly ingrossed by observations on the 
country, and by inquiries respecting what it might contain worthy our 
curiosity. So little informed as these people are, on subjects of natural 
history, I was not disappointed in receiving no satisfactory reply. 
These extensive ranges of mountains probably contain an ex- 
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haustless store of the richest minerals; but while they continue in 
the possession of a people, ignorant themselves, and unwilling to 
permit others to explore them, their treasures must for ever remain 
buried in obscurity. The Raja mentioned to me a medicinal hot spring 
somewhere in the neighbourhood ; but it was too distant, and the road 
