This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt: ...at the junction of the Vindhyan and Satpura ranges, Jubbulpore forms part of the great central watershed of India. The southern part of the District is drained by the Narbada and its tributaries, the Hiran and Gaur. In the north the Mahanadi, after forming for some distance the boundary between Jubbulpore and Rewah, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt: ...at the junction of the Vindhyan and Satpura ranges, Jubbulpore forms part of the great central watershed of India. The southern part of the District is drained by the Narbada and its tributaries, the Hiran and Gaur. In the north the Mahanadi, after forming for some distance the boundary between Jubbulpore and Rewah, crosses the Murwara tahsil and passes on to join the Son, a tributary of the Ganges. The Katni river flowing by Katnl-Murwara is an affluent of the Mahanadl. The Ken river rises in the Kaimur range on the west, but flows for only a short distance within the District. The valley of the Narbada from Jubbulpore to the western boundary HISTORY 207 is an alluvial flat, chiefly composed of a stiff red or brown clay with numerous intercalated bands of sand and gravel. Kankar abounds throughout the deposit, and pisolitic iron granules are of frequent occurrence. The southern and eastern portions of the District are generally covered by the Deccan trap. In the north is a continuous exposure of sub-metamorphic strata, consisting of fine earthy slate, quartzite, limestone, ribboned jasper passing locally into bluish quartzite, micaceous hematite and other rocks. In these rocks or in association with them the manganese, lead, and copper ores, and the richest iron ores of the District occur. The rocks round Jubbulpore are gneiss. The plain country is well wooded with mango, tamarind, ber (Zizyphus Jujuba), guava, mahua (Bassia latifolia), and other fruit-bearing trees. Among the ornamental or quasi-religious trees are the banyan, plpat, and kachnar Bauhinia variegata). The hills are covered with forest, which formerly suffered great loss from the annual clearing of patches by the hill tribes and from grass fires. The principal timber trees are teak, saj (Ter...
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