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Title: The Indian empire: history, topography, geology, climate, population, chief cities and provinces; tributary and protected states; military power and resources; religion, education, crime; land tenures; staple products; government, finance, and commerce
Year: 1858 (1850s)
Authors: Martin, Robert Montgomery, 1803?-1868 Roberts, Emma, 1794?-1840
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Publisher: London, New York : The London printing and publishing company, ltd.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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the wild and magnifi-cent scenery of the Himalaya, the varied and extensive views obtained from the Mus-sooree hills, afford daily sources of healthy and picturesque enjoyment. Among theseheights, rugged and sometimes intricate footpaths conduct to points from whence therange of vision embraces romantic glens and amphitheatres of rocks, scattered over the beautiful valley of Deyrah Dhoon, which stretches out in the distance, intersected bythe Ganges, pursuing its course towards the plains in devious windings that occasionallyburst into sight, and glitter in the suulike streams of molten silver. Beyond this, theeye ranges boundlessly over space, the distance being softened into the tint of the at-mosphere, and rendering it impossible to distinguish the line of horizon that separatesthe heavens from the earth. The close vicinity of the valleys of Kearda and Deyrah Dhoon to Mussooree, renders the latter station particularly eligible for parties who seek excitement in the pursuit of It?) 0
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Valley of the Dhoon, Himalaya Mountains
THE INDIAN EMPIRE ILLUSTRATED. 31 tigers. The surrounding forests abound with bears, leopards, and wild elephants; butthey live in comparative safety, since the coverts are so heavy, and so completely cut up by deep and precipitous ravines, that they are inaccessible to the mounted sportsman.Lower down, however, where the tiger chiefly roams, elephants may be brought against the tawny monarch of the wilds. A battue of this kind, when there are several elephants in the field, and a proportionate number of scouts and beaters, affords a wild and animated picture, in strict keeping with the jungle scenery. The adventures of a small party of Europeans from Mussooree, in connection with a tiger hunt in this locality, are always a source of interest; and the story of one expedition of the kind may be described in illustration of the fact. When arranging for a field-day among the denizens of the jungle, men are sent forward upon the look-out, to take their position upon the trees near the ap-pointed

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