The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

printed - tour diary of the Deputy Commissioner of the Naga Hills for the year 1870-1872 (John Butler) volume two

caption: road inspection; meeting with Major Austin; back to Samugating
medium: tours
person: Austin/ Major
location: Samaguting
date: 17.12.1872-23.12.1872
production:
person: Butler/ John
date: 22.11.1870-17.2.1873
note: inaccurate spelling in the original text
text: 17th December. Went out to inspect the old road to Jamuguri.
text: 18th December. Hearing last night that Major Austin had been prevented from starting from Golaghat yesterday on account of his coolies not having turned up and that he would be at the Nambor today, I rode out and met him there and after a short chat regarding the Manipur boundary business, returned to Borpothar.
text: 19th December. Marched into Hhoriojan.
text: 20th December. Marched into Dimapur.
text: 21st December. Marched into Samaguting.
text: 22nd December. -
text: 23rd December. Went down to the Diphupani and was occupied all the morning with the coolies working on the road.