A History of the Mahrattas v1.c9.183

v1.c9.183

¹ The neighbourhood of the capital of Beejapoor is very sterile on three sides, but four miles to the south of the city there is a rich, deep, black soil, which in good seasons produces very extraordinary crops. The soil extends several miles on each side of the small river Dhone, the water of which is strongly impregnated with salt. The Mahrattas have a very expressive rhyme in regard to this small tract: