Bradshaw's hand-book to the Bengal presidency, and Western provinces of India

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860 Excerpt: ...thence S.E., when it is joined by the waters of two small streams, which flow from the tank at the town of Oodeypoor, passes that place, flows into the TJdaia (TTndaisagar, or lake of Oodeypoor), which is 2,046 feet above the sea--an artificial lake flows from the S.E. angle of its embankments--then serpentines N.E. to the town of Cluttorgurh, during which it is also joined by the Western Gumbhir, which falls into the right side; thence flows N. and falls into the Banas on the right, after a course of 120 miles); close to Nathdirara it quits the Aravulli range, at which place it is a cleardeep crystal stream, with lovely, low, verdant, &nt wooded banks, a most picturesque and beautiftil spot Thence it is joined by the Botaaeri on the left, flows N.E., audinlat. 25 57', long. 75 35', it receives the Ajmer, and several large.torrents flowing down, from the Jeypoor territory; it then continues its course to the town of Tonk, and thence flows S.E. round the hills, passes the stronghold of Kintambor, and after a course of 320 miles, falls into the Chumbul, in lat. 25 54', long. 76 50; then pass Saugttrwassa, left bank; § Puddana, right bank of that stream; bazaar; Seelu, which lieson the Banas river, but few provisions or water travellers returning from Mhow to Agra, via this route, should lay in their provisions at Allumpoor; pass through this village direct to Puddana); thence proceed alonga level and well cultivated country, al ng a good road; pass Dunowtee, 2$; at the third mile ford the small stream and sandy bed of a nullah, which by some travellers is considered as a portion of the Gumbeer river; pass Phusaeda 1; Kootupora, 4J; and at 2& miles we enter the town of ALLTJMPOOE. '" Here no provisions of any kind are obtainable; they must be...