'Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society, from January 1847 to May 1849. Edited by the Secretary. Volume VIII.' [‎129] (238/496)

3. During* the whole of the day, as I rode through the forest; I
was surprised to see large and old timber left uncut within a mile of
the river, but on enquiry was informed that it was impossible to trans
port any but the smallest-sized trees, even that short distance, owing
to the absence of tolerably clear paths.
4. Bamboos, however, are cut in great numbers and brought to
the falls, where the Gonds who carry them there exchange them for
grain with speculators from Mundlaisir and Mehasur.
5. On the upper or Eastern side of the falls of Dauree, the rock
slopes into the river at an angle of from one to two degrees, and is so
smooth and level that in most places a cut could even now be driven
over it; below the falls, however, the rock ends in abrupt and irregu
lar steps, of from ten to fifty feet, and during the three days I spent
at Daurce I looked in vain for a place where a road could be made
without considerable expense to slope down to the water’s edge.
G. Within half a mile of the village there is a perpendicular rock,
fifty-one feet high, under which boats could come at all seasons, and if
a crane were placed on the top of it, goods of every description, and
even light boats, could, without the least difficulty, be drawn up and
let down. From thence to the navigable part of the river above the
falls, is only a distance of 1,490 yards, which could be made fit for
carts at the cost of 4 or 500 Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. .
7. Timber, both large and of good description (ungun,) grows on
the spot, so that no difficulty exists to large and powerful (though
doubtless rough) cranes and windlasses being constructed on the very
rock where they are to be used,
8. Many of those who now go up the Nerbudda for the purpose
of buying or cutting wood, leave their boats at Dauree, wdiilst others
with great labor drag them (if light enough) over the rocks. But
for this, many men are required : all these are of the poorest of these
poor provinces, and unaided, will never be able to afford the expense
of in any way surmounting the difficulties of the river at Dauree, but
I feel convinced that were such a measure undertaken, we should see
a trade spring up between this and the Hosungabad Provinces.
9. Several natives with whom I conversed, had been up the river
as far as Chund Ghur, the site of the great Iron mines, twelve coss
above Dauree, and report the stream quite as clear as below.