IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN INDIA.

Western Star, Issue 13, 7 February 1874, Page 6

IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN INDIA.

A discovery of much interest has been lately made in the course of the works now proceeding for the construction of the Indus Valley State railway. At a place named Vinjrote, near the Keni Nullah, and two miles from the boundary of the State of Bhawulpoor, the executive engineer in charge of the undertaking seems to have lighted upon the ruins of a very ancient Indian city. The country around is dry and sandy, with many hillocks, some showing remains of masonry and brickwork; and it is upon these that Mr, Robertson has come upon the relics. The spot had been always known beforehand by the natives as “ the ancient town,” and it was in the course of excavating to get ballast for the lino that tho workmen came upon gold ingots, carved work in stone and marble, and broken pottery. One Hindoo found twenty-eight tolas ot pure gold in the ruins, but all this was without any mark. We hear, however, of silver coins, of bricks, baked and unbaked bearing characters; with many utensils of clay, and figures of gods and goddesses. There have also been found fifty large stones, standing upright, which tls» discoverer thinks must have fallen into this situation from the shock of an earthquake. A European,, superintendent is to watch over tho excavation the debris of which seems to refer to Alexander; about 350 b.c. The inscription, however, recording this may be comparatively nfcodem. ,ißut. to whatever period the buildings (which are singularly entire) may belong, there seem* to be a probability that we shall greatly enrich the antiquarian researches of. the present cenWry by many splendid additional discoveries.