The Wheel and cycling trade review . The Grand Trunk Road. which the enormous land trade of Indiapasses. To this Pass India of to-day owes thefoundation of the finest and longest road inexistence. For centuries caravans haveplodded their never-ending journeys fromCalcutta, through the valley at the foot ofthe Himalayas, and over into the Westerncountries, to barter with their neighbors. Running through cities, towns and jungles,past ruins and temples, and across mightyrivers, this road is the main artery of upperIndia, through which flows a tide of travelfrom the countries to the northwest, ga
The Wheel and cycling trade review . The Grand Trunk Road. which the enormous land trade of Indiapasses. To this Pass India of to-day owes thefoundation of the finest and longest road inexistence. For centuries caravans haveplodded their never-ending journeys fromCalcutta, through the valley at the foot ofthe Himalayas, and over into the Westerncountries, to barter with their neighbors. Running through cities, towns and jungles,past ruins and temples, and across mightyrivers, this road is the main artery of upperIndia, through which flows a tide of travelfrom the countries to the northwest, gather-ing up an increasing host from every townand city by the way. England keeps her rich possession, per-haps the most populous country in theworld, in order only by ever-watchful large army maintained in India by theBritish, together with the building of manyrailroads, has done much to modernize thecountry. At intervals of ten miles along theroad (Grand Trunk) are police chowkees,in the grateful shade of wayside trees. Th
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