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Buchanan, Francis
A Journey from Madras through the countries of Mysore, Canara and Malabar ... (Band 2) — London, 1807

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A JOURNEY FROM MADRAS THROUGH

CHAPTER
VII.

August 23.

August 24.
Strata.

August 25.
Appearance
of the coun-
try.

I saw a very fine black stone, well polished, and cut into a rude
imitation of a bull. It was about eight feet long, six high, and
four broad; and seemed to be of the same kind with the pillars in.
Hydefs monument at Seringapatam. The quarry is six miles distant.
The reservoir here is in very fine condition, and was constructed
with Ganesd's treasure. It formerly watered some excellent Arecm
gardens; but, in consequence of Purseram Bhow's invasion, most
of the trees perished. For some days his head quarters were at this
place. The coco-nut palms, that formerly surrounded the betel-nut
gardens, still remain, and mark their extent. The Amildar says,
that he has only one half of the people that would be necessary to
cultivate his district, and that most of them are destitute of the
necessary stock.

24th August.—I was detained all day at Turiva-Caray by the vio-
lence of the rain. The strata here consist chiefly of gray granite,
or gneiss; for the matters composing it are sometimes nearly stra-
tified, the dark green mica, or talc, being in some strata muchr
more predominant than in other. This gives it a veined appear-
ance ; but it is perfectly solid, and, except this appearance, has
nothing of a slaty texture. Here may be observed beds parallel to
the strata of granite, and consisting entirely of this green matter in,
a state of decay. Its very greasy feel makes me suspect that it is
rather talc than mica* Here also, as well as in many parts of the
country, the gray granite is intersected in all directions by veins of
reddish felspar, intermixed with fragments of white quartz. These
veins are frequently a foot wide; and sometimes, in place of being
disposed in veins, the felspar runs in beds, or strata, which are pa-
rallel to those of the granite, and are several feet in width.

25th August.—In the morning I went two cosses to Cada-hully, a,
small village fortified with a mud wall. The country nearly resem-
bles that between Arulu Gupay and Turiva-Caray ; but the soil is
more inclined to be stony. It is, however, in a rather better state:
of cultivation, and perhaps a fourth part of the arable fields is now
 
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