Vazeeri Rupi, the Silver Country of the Vazeers, in Kulu: Its Beauties, Antiquities, and Silver Mines. Including a Trip Over the Lower Himalayah Range and Glaciers. With Numerous Illustrations |
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ANCIENT antimony ascend Assistant-Commissioner Bajara BAJAURA TEMPLE bazaar Beas Beas River beautiful Bijli boulders bridge Bros Lith Bubu Pass Calvert camping ground CARVED STONE Cashmere Charing Cross Chong Chumba clayslate cloth copper crown 8vo dâk bungalow Deodar descend Devil dholie Dhurumsala distance especially F. N. SPON farther feet high forest Futta Rine glacier gneiss goats gold Government Hamta Pass hill India interesting iron Jitringee Jugget Sookht Kangra Kansam Pass Karowne kermesite khud Kot Kandi Kulu Valley Lahoul leopard limestone lode Lord Mayo Luchme Narayon Maidan Manali Manikarn miles mineral mountain natives never Nugger numerous Palumpore Parbutti picturesque pleasant Pulchan Rajah rest-house ridge river Riwalsir road rocks round route rupee salt sandstone seen sheep Shigri side Sikhs SILVER COUNTRY silver mines Simla snow steep stibnite stream Sultanpur summit Tehseel timber travellers trees Umballa UNIV Vazeeri Rupi village VIMU
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