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Page 256 - The rubies, saphyres, and the spinels be gotten in the kingdom of Pegu. The diamants come from divers places, and I know but three sorts of them. That sort of diamants that is called chiappe cometh from Bezeneger. Those that be naturally pointed come from the land of Delly and
Page 259 - composed of fossil salt sufficient for the whole of India. Valuable mines also both of gold and silver are situated, it is said, not far off, among other mountains, according to the testimony of Gorgus, the miner of Alexandria." Since this salt crops out at the surface, and in Kohat especially, can
Page 28 - In which," writes the latter, " I was to hold a third ; he the other two ; all the expenses to be borne by the concern. The proposal dazzled me, and I caught at it, without reflecting on the difficulties of the march, or on the barbarity of the country,
Page 34 - thus deflected into the southern. In the stagnant pools left in the former, sufficient water remained to enable the washers to wash the gravel accumulated between the rocks in their rude wooden trays and cradles. Upon women seems to have fallen the chief burden of the actual washing, while the men collected the
Page 257 - are more waightie then the other. I could never understand from whence they that are called balassi come." The signification of chiappe is uncertain. The naturally-pointed stones probably came from Chutia Nagpur, or Kokrah, as it was then called, since
Page 42 - ago, had made an attempt at mining on a large scale. His diggings were on the flanks of the limestone hill, some fifty or one hundred feet over the river, the ore being a jasper gravel gathered from the deep surface crevices of the limestone. As well as I could understand their pronunciation, the man's name
Page 231 - is noteworthy, no other region being known to produce both, though silver is found in many localities in India, and rock-oil in Assam and the Punjab. The elektron or amber of Ktesias, a product of trees, was certainly shellac, and the insects found with it, which yielded a red dye, were
Page 44 - fide the property of the Maharaja, he having the option to reward the tuadars as he pleases. The expenses for working the mines at that time were as follow:— For one month with 20 sets of labourers— 20 bildars at Rs. 2 per month, Rs. 40 20 water women do.,
Page 37 - of the 10th year of my reign (ad 1616) it was reported to me (Jahangiri) that Ibrahim Khan (Governor of Bihar) had overrun Kokrah and taken possession of its diamondwashings. This district belongs to
Page 43 - manual labour being cheap, as the poorest subjects of the State work them. From the commencement of the rains to the beginning of the cold season, the mining goes on, since a plentiful supply of water can be had in all parts of the State—an article highly