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A JOURNEY FROM MADRAS THROUGH
CHAPTER
VIII.
Sept. 20.
Sept. 21.
Strata at
Humpa-pura.
Pot-stone.
The goddess
Chieama.
Iron mines.
Description
of Mota
Betta, and
its mines.
stone as a monument of his victory, and to mark the new boundary
of his dominions. It was but for a short time, however, that he re-
tained these acquisitions.
Yesterday afternoon I was very unwell; and another day's stay
in the woods would probably have given me a serious indisposition.
21st September.—I remained at Humpa-pura, to obtain an account
of the iron mines in that neighbourhood.
The strata at Humpa-pura are vertical, and run nearly north and
south. Many of them consist of pot-stone of a bad quality. These
are of various breadths.
South from Humpa-pura is a cluster of high hills, named Chica
D&oa Betta, or the hill of the little spirit. It is sacred to Chicama,
the deity of the Cad' Curubaru, lately mentioned. Over the ele-
phant she has peculiar authority; and, before a hunt of that animal
is undertaken, she is propitiated by a sacrifice.
On the north side of Chica Deva Betta are three low hills, which
produce iron ore. Mota Betta is situated about three miles E. S. E.
from Humpa-pura, immediately below the junction of the river
Nuga with the Kapini, and to the right of both. Culla Betta is the
most considerable mine, and is situated between the two rivers,
being distant from Mota Betta one coss and a half. "West from
thence about half a coss, is Hitena Betta, which is on the left of
the Kapini. I could only examine Mota Betta, without occasioning
a delay of several days in my journey ; which I did not think ad-
viseable, as I was told that the ore in all the three places is nearly
the same; and this is confirmed by the hills lying nearly in the
direction of the strata at Mota Betta.
Mota Betta is a hill of no considerable height, about a mile in
length, and extending from north to south. It is wrought at the
south end only; but no trial has been made to ascertain how far the
mine extends. The strata that are in view run from about north-
west to south-east, or rather more toward the east and west; but I
judge merely from the sun. They point directly toward the high
A JOURNEY FROM MADRAS THROUGH
CHAPTER
VIII.
Sept. 20.
Sept. 21.
Strata at
Humpa-pura.
Pot-stone.
The goddess
Chieama.
Iron mines.
Description
of Mota
Betta, and
its mines.
stone as a monument of his victory, and to mark the new boundary
of his dominions. It was but for a short time, however, that he re-
tained these acquisitions.
Yesterday afternoon I was very unwell; and another day's stay
in the woods would probably have given me a serious indisposition.
21st September.—I remained at Humpa-pura, to obtain an account
of the iron mines in that neighbourhood.
The strata at Humpa-pura are vertical, and run nearly north and
south. Many of them consist of pot-stone of a bad quality. These
are of various breadths.
South from Humpa-pura is a cluster of high hills, named Chica
D&oa Betta, or the hill of the little spirit. It is sacred to Chicama,
the deity of the Cad' Curubaru, lately mentioned. Over the ele-
phant she has peculiar authority; and, before a hunt of that animal
is undertaken, she is propitiated by a sacrifice.
On the north side of Chica Deva Betta are three low hills, which
produce iron ore. Mota Betta is situated about three miles E. S. E.
from Humpa-pura, immediately below the junction of the river
Nuga with the Kapini, and to the right of both. Culla Betta is the
most considerable mine, and is situated between the two rivers,
being distant from Mota Betta one coss and a half. "West from
thence about half a coss, is Hitena Betta, which is on the left of
the Kapini. I could only examine Mota Betta, without occasioning
a delay of several days in my journey ; which I did not think ad-
viseable, as I was told that the ore in all the three places is nearly
the same; and this is confirmed by the hills lying nearly in the
direction of the strata at Mota Betta.
Mota Betta is a hill of no considerable height, about a mile in
length, and extending from north to south. It is wrought at the
south end only; but no trial has been made to ascertain how far the
mine extends. The strata that are in view run from about north-
west to south-east, or rather more toward the east and west; but I
judge merely from the sun. They point directly toward the high