Sentence:  This was a suit brought to recover possession of 12,000 beegahs of land. The land in question is a <WSD>chur</WSD>  in the river Megna, a large navigable and tidal river. The particular portion of the river where the <WSD>chur</WSD> is situate is called the Gogra. ... They [the defendants] do not now attempt to make out a title to the <WSD>chur</WSD>; but they assert that it has been ever since its formation in their possession. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An island or shoal in a river.