1 H1ST0KY OF THE SIKHS.
2 mimm i|H|
3 P order to distinguish it from the other portions
4 ot its course, which are serpentine. At the dis¬
5 tance of twelve miles below Uchoomba, on the bank
6 Ram Cbuo ‘ ra *of the Kavee, there is a place called Ram Chuotra,
7 which the Hindoos venerate. It is believed by
8 them that Ram and Lucbman, the two sons of
9 dussrut, came to Uchoomba and began to bathe
10 in the river; from this they went down the Raved
11 to Ram Chuotra, leaving their clothes on the batik;
12 and the liver became forthwith straight, in order
13 that they might keep a watch on their garments !
14 The place is., therefore, one of worship with the
15 Hindoos, who believe implicitly in the miracle.
16 The Ravee eventually joins the Chenab.
17 The Doab lying between the Ravee and Boas
18 is named Baree, and like Bist is formed by two
19 letters taken from one of the, rivers forming it,
20 riz.: B eas, and three from the Ravee ; in shape
21 it resembles a boat, being narrow at. both ex¬
22 tremities. Irrigation is common in this Doab; but
23 in many portions of it, particularly near the Reas,
24 the rain supplies a sufficiency of water, without
25 rendering recourse to this process necessary.
26 The existence of the two largest cities of the
27 Punjab in this Doab, gives it an importance not
28 possessed by any of the others; it also excites an
29 interest as regards the Sikhs and their early settle¬
30 ment, in having the tract named Manja within its
31 Ham Teeruth. limits. In this Doab lies Ram Teeruth, not far
32 from I'mritsir, which according to early records