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Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Part I April 1843

1843

The whole line of the Cabool river from Cabool to Jellalabad experenced however the effects of the shock and many of the forts of the chiefs were laid in ruins or seriously injured. [...] Providentially for us not a )roan of our party was killed ; many were injured by the falling of the hawses but ions dangerously : a few of the inhabitants of the town Were killed where the fall of the high houses choked op the street and left Z10.7400311 for escape ; but on the whole the accidents were few coMPer red to the nature and extent of the mischief. [...] In the latter direction the Soliman and Kala ranges the one of which may be looked upon as a continuation of the other generally preserve an almost 4perfect parallelism with the course of the Indus ; while on the other side every range and they are numerous from the Himalaya and Hindu Kosh to the Salt range inclusive are at right angles with the direction of the stream. [...] And the diminution of the supply would lead to the water becoming colder in consequence of.its exposing a lesser bulk to the cooling influences of the strata.4111 Those are the Aravulli range of bills which abutting on the Wtstern termintion of the Vindyas run up through Rajpootana and are lost at some little ditance to the Northward of Delhi. [...] The unusual muddiness of the canal could not possibly have been due to the influence of the Earthquake since the direction in which the shock travelled was against not coincident with that of the current in the canal hence the disturbance of the silt in the bed of the canal could not precede the shock; but'it is quite possible that the high swell observed after the shock had passed may have b
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Pages
82
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.120250
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Memoir on Indian Earthquakes. By Lieut. R. Baird Smith Bengal Engineers
257-293 The Secretary and Sub-Secretary view
Remarks on some of the Disturbing Causes in Barometric Observations. By Captain Shortrede First Assistant G. T. Survey
293-297 The Secretary and Sub-Secretary view
On Barometric Heights. By Captain R. Shortrede First Assistant Grand Trigonometrical Survey
298-300 The Secretary and Sub-Secretary view
Calalogue of Nepalese Birds Presented to the Asiatic Suciety Duly Named and Classified by the Donor Mr. Hodgson [and Revised by the Society’s Curator]
301-313 The Secretary and Sub-Secretary view
Proceeding of the Asiatic Society
314-337 The Secretary and Sub-Secretary view

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