Schlagintweit, Hermann von; Schlagintweit, Adolf; Schlagintweit, Robert von: Results of a scientific mission to India and High Asia: undertaken between the years MDCCCLIV and MDCCCLVIII, by order of the court of directors of the hon. East India Company (Band 2): General hypsometry of India, the Himalaya, and Western Tibet, with sections across the chains of the Karakorúm and Kuenlúen: comprising, in addition to messrs. de Schlagintweit's determinations, the data collected from books, maps, and private communications (Leipzig, 1862)

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Sie Peoby Cautley's "Report on the (ranges Canal Works" (3 Vols. Text, with an Atlas of
76 plans and maps), printed in 1860 for private distribution only, contains a number of places, the
relative height of which he had occasion to determine by careful levellings along the various lines
of the Ganges Canal. His zero-point was the Maiapur regulator, near Hardvar, at the head of the
Canal, and the spot most nearly coinciding with our own determinations is the Rurki bridge. From
a private communication, kindly received from Sir Proby Cautley himself, the bed-flooring of the
Rurki bridge may be assumed as 43 feet below the entrance of the Rurki Thomason College. The
absolute height of this college, according to our observations3, being 997 ft., that of the Rurki bridge
consequently is 954 ft., viz. (997 ft. — 43 ft. — 954 ft.) The difference of level between the Maiapur
regulator and the Rurki bridge is 61 ft.; therefore, the absolute height of Maiapur = zero-point,
1,015 ft. The zero-point thus fixed, the heights can be given in absolute values for all the levels
contained in plates X., XL, and XII. of Sir Proby Cautley's Atlas.

We present, however, the principal places only, the difference of height between the intermediate,
or secondary stations being extremely small.

PRINCIPAL LEVELS ALONG THE VARIOUS LINES OF THE GANGES CANAL.
The levels refer to the bed-floorings of all works.

a) Main trunk line.

No. 300. Maiapur, head of the Ganges

Canal.............1,015 ft.

„ 301. Ranipur Fall ..... 997 „

„ 302. Pattri Fall...... 965 „

„ 303. Rurki Bridge...... 954 „

„ 304. Asoenagger Fall ... 941 „

„ 305. Mahmudpur Fall . '. . 923 „

„ 306. Bailra Fall...... 900 „

„ 307. Fatigarh Branch, head

works............ 881 „

No. 308. Chitaura Fall..... 867 ft

,, 309. Salaur F'all...... 845 ..

,, 310. Bhola Fall....... 817

„ 311. Dasna Fall....... 783 „

„ 312. Palra Fall....... 725 „

„ 313. Si'mra Fall....... 702 .,

„ 314. Kanhpur and Etava

Terminal Regulator . . . 680 ..

b) Kanhpur terminal line.

No. 315. Jansoi Bridge..... 654 ft

„ 316. Pachaur Bridge .... 615 „
„ 317. Kassad Bridge..... 584 „

Etava terminal line.

No. 318. Bahosi Bridge..... 551 ft.

319. Barapur Bridge .... 535 .,
„ 320. Ranjitpur Bridge ... 510

No. 321. Nuh Bridge....... 651 ft.

No. 322. Jaira Bridge....... 631 ,,

1 See p. 117: No. 20

No. 323. GtrOr Bridge..... 609 ft.