Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-12-22
SIGHTS IN cEYLoN.
An Hsland Of Soft vnfes. Gentle Streams,
ilHieh-R eaching Hills, Iarble Temples and
Mines OF Gems.

Mines Of Gems
| In an interesting letter from Columbo,
island of Ceylon in the Indian Ocean, a
correspondent says: Adverting to
tanks, there are in Ceylon over one
thousand and two hundred large and
small, scattered over the surface Of the
island, mostly of very remote antiquity,
affording ample proofs Of the skill OF
the ancient population in the collection
and distribution Of water. Many Of
these reeeptacles, excayated on level
plains, were supplied Dy means OF dams
across rivers, or by aqueducts over deep
| rayines, and others by water courses
around hills and over valleys. Thus
were formed extensive reservoirs for
irrigation when the supply of water
from natural sources failed. A few Of
these, more especially in the Southern
and Eastern provinces, have been re-
paired by the British colonial govern
ment, and the cultivation of paddee
I frice) in their 1leighborhoods is appar-
emily on the increase. though not to such
an: extent AS is desirable. Until this
year the cultivation was subject to a
severe tax on all the grain he raised,
amounting from ten to fifty per cent. of
the crop according to locality /; and this
lrisiliu iat Poss Was Aarineu ou1 70
1als'VVious o' ee' VI wnou
auopteu SUCH niiScniosouS nloues " cVt-
lection as sometimes resulted IN the
poor goya lfarmer) being mulcted OF the
moiety OF his produce. Such system
was,e OF course, scarcely conducive to
extensive cultivation. Under the pre-
sent governor, however. much reduced
tax is imposed, and the mode Of Guilt
yatlon ls SAID to preclude all such IN
!us'lce' oppression anu spoiia1ioh' as
sne uii.oi1lllA'e na'ise aeiic'l'uiis' y
iopu'oo ~ nase onuuioo ioA oo'0i"i
pA0S so.iel "''oA'0'
o'.eA eo"0 oo'oo' sl" ~
80 'noinSs ~ suen -.l.0e 1.'9 n--SA.
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|
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- - - -, = So. -, -'.- '--''s w
80 ~ IN
eaSily leacneu w Maser ciais' 1ne
rivers themselves were OF considerable
size-one, the Manaville- Gange, or
urea' oano river pelns some one nun
urea ana my miies lons' anu ilAS
several o'ner s'iealns' laYieAOie Oy
poass lung Anoss - sne se-'i' AAeso
o.aa,s l.,..l. 80 80 80 - sra ~ nae al.eS
M -. t,.4t;o : naar,r ahandaros
na;n,, snraraaaaa ~ Lara u arr,aoa i.
o.,,.,t .u.t,o,,,,, !. oS,..o.5.
.1,I n:1 NH i
- 'no "oi-o' '9,1eS' 'n0'o @'0 'no
iaiii0ao'' one y "ii0n penel"'eS 'ne
mo oun'ain 4one ono nun,eu anu '"eh'S
"lieS' ~ anu ial DoSoN0 nAnuS' "nioh
:,1, - :. 49, ..o~-,o,, s ~ -
.''oeo''-o- ~. eN - -'"- -
'ne n'''4so A0' LIS .ouSo n4'n J
'nousane 'onS u oonee an0 numerous
olner s''iuap1s = e'niiuo .ll'ies' 'ue pioouc'
ol European enterprise nhus lIs way
annually % 5ne sea coast LOT Shipment
aoroao. ..8
Inc mountain zone' whereby the
climate OF Ceylon Is SO e1qulsltely
moduiated' aDounds with lovely
panoramic views. Many OF the elevas
tlons are very nigh for SO small an
island. Plduru Ialiayalia is $3.50 feet
and oyellooks Nuvera-Eigla lclty OF
light Th1s is tne sanatarlum town.
ana II iles In q .Deau'lul pam over
o'fUU 1eet ABOVE tne sea. Alrigalpota Is
1887 feet nlgn' Iotapalakuna, h1oO
feet; Kuduhuyala, low feet, and
Samantha lAdams feak,l 1905 feel
hlgn. Inc latter oyeriooks Inc lar
famed gem ols0ric' u oaDarae5a"u"a
and Is reputeo Dy Puaonisss 70 nav
been the restlng place -ol one q 1nelr
deiSs : Ieea ~nen no ssoou "i'n sne
otnef lmpianteo On ens Top q ano'ner
sacred mountain - oiain' .ney even
SNOW sne iVo.ts - s no0A - 1oiloDo
rasion = snoli DsIei lno monAne-
sans' noaosei, 80. ue0'1,o na. .lss 14u@n'' a.so'
e 80 49, .aat i ~ 1a,snd i
ass, nnea ~ ,esor,a,, - - 49, - s..,sa !
y = -e,,s, ~ soot = ,,niii vaars 4 nan;tarca
- - fror;nn bod oyn;o+od b;s offanso
~ M +b1sT 4, ,Tag fo,.snad tba footnr;nt
ms-e-o- IT, - ~ Il hoth Rndah;.ta
Ma,,ansn,a ,as.ns 49, to;1sor.s
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