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A Journey from Madras Through the Countries of Mysore Carara and Malabar

1807

A JOURNEY FROM MADRAS THROUGH: THE COUNTRIES OF MYSORE CANARA AND MALABAR PERFORMED UNDER THE ORDERS OF THE MOST NOBLE THE MARQUIS WELLESLEY GOVERNOR GENERAL OF INDIA F1E THE FXPRE;S PCRTOSE OF INVESTIGATING THE AGRICULTURE ARTS AND COMMERCE; THE RELIGION MANNE RS AND CUSTOMS; THE HISTORY NATURAL AND CIVIL AND ANTIQUITIES TiIE DOMINIONS OF THE RAJAH Of MYSORE AND 'Fill: COLINTILIES ACQ [...] To the proprietor To the Panchala who is the fore-man at the forge 10 To the fore-man at the smelting-house S To one of the bellows-men who removes the ashes and dross 5 To two of the women who wash the sand at 5 each 10 To the remaining 16 persons at 4 each 64 132 The Panchala or black-smith out of his wages is bound to find all the iron instruments such as the anvil the hammers and t [...] To the keeper of the forest for permission to make cnarcoal 100 Aug To the Gauda or chief of the village for leave to gather tut iron sand 40 To ditto for furnace rent 15 To the Sunca or collector of customs 30 To a pair of bellows for the smelting-house To ditto for the forge - 24 To sacrifices 15 To charity for the Brahmans 10 Fanams p276 The buildings are so mean that they go for nothing ; [...] the impurities of the iron and probably nearly equal to the quatity of carbon absorbed from the sticks and leaves shut up in the crucible ; for the steel in each crucible is by the workmen reckoned to weigh 1!-1. [...] These are Fanams„ To the keeper of the forest for leave to make charcoal 110 To the Sunca or collector of the customs 30 To the Gauda or chief of the village for house-rent 15 To sacrifices 30 To bellows - 42 To the Branum as charity 20 „Panama 247 Every man however repays his share of this in proportion to his quantity of steel ; and the whole profit of the proprietor is the having three P
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Frontmatter
i-iii Francis Buchanan view
Chapter VII. From Sira to Seringapatam
1-86 Francis Buchanan view
Chapter VIII. Journey Through the Part of Karnata South from the Cavery
87-184 Francis Buchanan view
Chapter IX. From the Kaveri-Pura Ghat to Coimbetore
185-274 Francis Buchanan view
Chapter X. From Coimbetore to the Frontier of Malabar
275-344 Francis Buchanan view
Chapter XI. Journey Through the South of Malabar
345-418 Francis Buchanan view
Chapter XII. Boute from Valiencodu to Coduwully Through Pakyami and the Central parts of Malabar
419-489 Francis Buchanan view
Chapter XIII. Journey Through the Northern part of Malabar
490-562 Francis Buchanan view

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