1 REVENUES OF RUNJEKT SINGH. 185
2 the Lalior Sooba ; autl, considering that Kashnieer, and
3 some territory south of the Sutlej is included, the corres-
4 pondence of amount is in favor of the correctness of the
5 estimate, for the province cannot be so productive under
6 the Sikhs, as it was in the peaceable times of the Moghul
7 dominion.
8 RuNJEET Singh has for many years been hoarding
9 treasure, and the fort of Govindgurh, built by him, and
10 kept always in excellent repair, is the principal place for
11 its deposit. Captaiu Murray, speaking from the best
12 information he could collect, which, however, was neces-
13 sarily very imperfect, and vague, estimates the value of
14 the property accumulated by Runjeet Singh in cash,
15 jewels, horses, and elephants, to be not less than ten
16 crores of rupees, or the same number of millions of
17 pounds sterling. By some the estimate is carried much
18 higher, but such computations, being for the most part
19 conjectural, err generally on the side of excess.
20 The military force of the Labor State is set down by
21 the same officer, and his authority is the safest to follow
22 on the point, as follows :
23 1st. The available regular troops,
24 Cavalry disciplined by Monsieur Al-
25 LARD, and the special troops mounted
26 on horses of the State, the Gorchur, Men.
27 and Gorchur Khas, 12,811
28 Infantry, Disciplined Battalions,
29 Nujeebs, and troops, more or less drill-
30 ed under the eye of the Muha-Raja, . . 14,941