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CHAPTER
XV.
Jan. 29-
Jan. 30.
Stupidguides,
Jan. 31.
Appearance
of the coun-
try.
Buntwala.
Nitrawuati
liver.
A JOURNEY FROM MADRAS THROUGH
as in Malabar, yet the gently sloping lands are formed into rice-
fields that are cultivated once a year. In Malabar they would be
either planted, or reserved for the cultivation of hill-rice, Sesamum,
or the like; and would yield a crop once only in three years.
30th January.—Yesterday a considerable part of my baggage
lost its way; and although accompanied by two guides, and tra-
velling on the most public road in Canara, I did not discover my
tents until two o'clock this morning. The guides and attendants,
in excuse for their stupidity, alleged, that they were misled by the
reports of the natives, who had informed them of my having passed
places which I never had been near. The cattle were so much
fatigued that I would not proceed; so I employed the day in col-
lecting plants.
31st January.—In the morning I went three Sultany cosses to Na-
gara Agrarian. The road in general is bad even for oxen. The
country is similar to that between Mangalore and Areola. Most of
the hills are clear; but many palms of the Borassus kind are scat-
tered throughout the country, and the little vallies are iinely
watered with clear perennial rivulets. These are confined by
dams; so that it is said, that about one fourth part of all the low
rice land in Buntxcala district (Taluc) produces annually three
crops of rice.
About a coss from Nagara I passed through an open town named
Buntwala, which at present contains about £00 houses. In the last
war the Coorg Raja destroyed about £00 houses, and carried away
one half of the inhabitants. Many new houses are building; and,
as I passed through, I observed, that the people were deeply en-
gaged in the bustle of commerce, and from their appearance were
in good circumstances. They carry on a great trade between Man-
galore on the one hand, and Hasina, Bailuru, Wostara, Singa-pura-
petta, Naraaingha-pura, and Attigupa on the other. From the neigh-
bouring country they also collect much rice for exportation.
The town is situated on the north bank of the river passing
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62
CHAPTER
XV.
Jan. 29-
Jan. 30.
Stupidguides,
Jan. 31.
Appearance
of the coun-
try.
Buntwala.
Nitrawuati
liver.
A JOURNEY FROM MADRAS THROUGH
as in Malabar, yet the gently sloping lands are formed into rice-
fields that are cultivated once a year. In Malabar they would be
either planted, or reserved for the cultivation of hill-rice, Sesamum,
or the like; and would yield a crop once only in three years.
30th January.—Yesterday a considerable part of my baggage
lost its way; and although accompanied by two guides, and tra-
velling on the most public road in Canara, I did not discover my
tents until two o'clock this morning. The guides and attendants,
in excuse for their stupidity, alleged, that they were misled by the
reports of the natives, who had informed them of my having passed
places which I never had been near. The cattle were so much
fatigued that I would not proceed; so I employed the day in col-
lecting plants.
31st January.—In the morning I went three Sultany cosses to Na-
gara Agrarian. The road in general is bad even for oxen. The
country is similar to that between Mangalore and Areola. Most of
the hills are clear; but many palms of the Borassus kind are scat-
tered throughout the country, and the little vallies are iinely
watered with clear perennial rivulets. These are confined by
dams; so that it is said, that about one fourth part of all the low
rice land in Buntxcala district (Taluc) produces annually three
crops of rice.
About a coss from Nagara I passed through an open town named
Buntwala, which at present contains about £00 houses. In the last
war the Coorg Raja destroyed about £00 houses, and carried away
one half of the inhabitants. Many new houses are building; and,
as I passed through, I observed, that the people were deeply en-
gaged in the bustle of commerce, and from their appearance were
in good circumstances. They carry on a great trade between Man-
galore on the one hand, and Hasina, Bailuru, Wostara, Singa-pura-
petta, Naraaingha-pura, and Attigupa on the other. From the neigh-
bouring country they also collect much rice for exportation.
The town is situated on the north bank of the river passing