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| Keywords: The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London (12981402144).jpg GODWIN- AUSTEN KASHMEEE <br> 223 <br> should be met with in the interval between that place and Oorie but <br> such is not the case <br> Cliffe of the alluvial gravel form the north bank of the Jhelum <br> from Odrie to Gingle there beiug a narrow level band of this accu- <br> mulation running the whole way between these two places along <br> the base of the lofty limestone range on the north ; on the south the <br> peaks rise from 1000 to 3000 feet above the river and are covered <br> with Deodars fig 3 <br> Eig 3 � Sketch-jplan of the Alluvium on the Jhelum between Gingle <br> and Oorie <br> \\ S 3 <br> The Jhelum and the torrents which discharge themselves into it <br> have cut down their channels so as to have one bank composed of <br> the alluvium and the other of the fundamental rock With the <br> exception of the granite at Kuttai Ooorie and Gingle the fragments <br> of rock in the alluvium are such as are to be found on the sides of the <br> valley namely limestone or trappean rock with great quantities of <br> fine earthy matter For this reason I cannot agree with Mr Yigne <br> that the alluvium of the gorge of the Jhelum was carried and <br> deposited there at the time when as he supposes the break of the <br> strata at the Baramula gorge took place <br> The fort at Gingle is situated in the alluvial plain or platform <br> Here as at Kuttai a torrent comes down from the north ; the valley <br> expands and is occupied with the alluvial deposit An old line of <br> cliff may be here observed in the alluvium separated by a second <br> level from the present bed of the Jhelum <br> The upper surface of the alluvium is a perfect level as if the Bara- <br> mula gorge had been filled with water forming small lakes at Gingle <br> Oorie and Kuttai ; and it seems to me that the whole of the allu- <br> vium was accumulated before the river began to cut down its way to <br> the level at which it now escapes 36161766 111474 51125 Page 223 Text v 15 http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/36161766 1859 Geological Society of London NameFound Bara mula gorge NameConfirmed Bara EOLID 19200 NameBankID 4087364 Biodiversity Heritage Library The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London v 15 1859 Geology Periodicals Smithsonian Libraries bhl page 36161766 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/36161766 smithsonian libraries Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2014-03-07 Check categories 2015 August 26 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/12981402144 2015-08-26 14 54 14 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London 1859 Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script | ||||
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