. The book of Ceylon; being a guide to its railway system and an account of its varied attractions for the vistor and tourist . 325, ALLAGALLA. THE STREAK OF 326. THE REAR OF THE TRAIN WHILE IN MOTION. PHOTOGRAPHED FROM ACARRIAGE WINDOW NEAR THE FRONT ENGINE. THK BOOK OF CK^LOX 233 around the rock. The peak towers aloft ::,500 feet abo\e us. Main the beautilul vail; y lies a thousand feet below. On the -•••^•far side of that peak lies Hataraliyadda, a warm but radiantvalley, where primeval manners and customs are yet unin-fluenced by the march of western civilisation. .\ i^la
. The book of Ceylon; being a guide to its railway system and an account of its varied attractions for the vistor and tourist . 325, ALLAGALLA. THE STREAK OF 326. THE REAR OF THE TRAIN WHILE IN MOTION. PHOTOGRAPHED FROM ACARRIAGE WINDOW NEAR THE FRONT ENGINE. THK BOOK OF CK^LOX 233 around the rock. The peak towers aloft ::,500 feet abo\e us. Main the beautilul vail; y lies a thousand feet below. On the -•••^•far side of that peak lies Hataraliyadda, a warm but radiantvalley, where primeval manners and customs are yet unin-fluenced by the march of western civilisation. .\ i^lam-e at ourillustrations of this district, which can be found bv referenceto the index, will enable us, as it were, to look round thecorner; but further rtfercnce to Ilataralivadda will come later. .\llat4alla is always majestic, but most btautiful immediatelyafter excessive rainfall, when it is litcialh b(■^prinkle(l withcataracts, some of which burst forth many hundreds of feetabove the railway, and dash into the valleys some thousand feetbelow, increasing; in \ olumc and slathering enormous impetusas they pass under the line in deep fissures. The
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