GOALPARA  , a See also:

• TOWN

town and See also:

• DISTRICT

district of See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India, in the See also:

• BRAHMAPUTRA

Brahmaputra valley See also:

• DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division of eastern See also:

• BENGAL
• BENGAL, BAY OF

Bengal and See also:

• ASSAM

Assam . The town (pop . 6287) overlooks the Brahmaputra . It was the frontier outpost of the See also:

• MAHOMMEDAN

Mahommedan See also:

• POWER [WILLIAM GRATTAN] TYRONE (1797-1841)

power, and has See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long been a flourishing seat of See also:

• RIVER

river See also:

• TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

trade . The See also:

• CIVIL

civil station is built on the See also:

• SUMMIT

summit of a small See also:

• HILL
• HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
• HILL, A
• HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
• HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
• HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
• HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
• HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
• HILL, JAMES J
• HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
• HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
• HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
• HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
• HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)

hill commanding a magnificent view of the valley of the Brahmaputra, bounded on the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north by the snowy ranges of the Himalayas and on the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south by the Garo hills . The native town is built on the western slope of the hill, and the See also:

• LOWER

lower portion is subject to inundation from the marshy See also:

• LAND

land which extends in every direction . It has declined in importance since the district headquarters were removed to Dhubri in 1879, and it suffered severely from the See also:

• EARTHQUAKE

earthquake of the 12th of See also:

• JUNE

June 1897 . The DISTRICT comprises an See also:

• AREA

area of 3961 sq. m . It is situated along the Brahmaputra, at the corner where the river takes its southerly course from Assam into Bengal . The scenery is striking . Along the See also:

• BANKS, GEORGE LINNAEUS (1821-1881)
• BANKS, NATHANIEL PRENTISS (1816–1894)
• BANKS, SIR JOSEPH
• BANKS, THOMAS (1735-1805)

banks of the river grow clumps of See also:

• CANE

cane and See also:

• REED
• REED, ANDREW (1787-1862)
• REED, ISAAC (1742—1807)
• REED, JOSEPH (1741—1785)
• REED, THOMAS BRACKETT (1839—1902)

reed; farther back stretch See also:

• FIELDS, JAMES THOMAS (1817-1881)

fields of See also:

• RICE (Greek 6p6 a, Latin oryza, French riz, Italian riso, Spanish arroz, derived from the Arabic)
• RICE, EDMUND IGNATIUS (1762-1844)
• RICE, JAMES (1843-1882)

rice cultivation, broken only by the See also:

• FRUIT (through the French from the Lat. fructus; frui, to enjoy)

fruit trees surrounding the villages, and in the background rise the See also:

• FOREST

forest-clad hills overtopped by the See also:

• WHITE
• WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
• WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
• WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
• WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
• WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
• WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
• WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
• WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
• WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
• WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
• WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)

white peaks of the Himalayas . The See also:

• SOIL

soil of the hills is of a red ochreous See also:

• EARTH
• EARTH (a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Erde, Dutch aarde, Swed. and Dan. jord; outside Teutonic it appears only in the Gr. 'pq'e, on the ground; it has been connected by some etymologists with the Aryan root ar-, to plough, which is seen in
• EARTH, FIGURE OF
• EARTH, FIGURE OF THE

earth, with blocks of See also:

• GRANITE (adapted from the Ital. granite, grained; Lat. granum, grain)

granite and See also:

• SANDSTONE

sandstone interspersed; that of the plains is of alluvial formation .

Earthquakes are See also:

• COMMON

common and occasionally severe shocks have been experienced . The Brahmaputra annually inundates vast tracts of See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country . Numerous extensive forests yield valuable See also:

• TIMBER

timber . See also:

• WILD, JONATHAN (c. 1682-1725)

Wild animals of all kinds are found . In 1901 the See also:

• POPULATION (Lat. populus, people; populare, to populate)

population was 462,083, showing an increase of 2% in the See also:

• DECADE (from Gr. Oka, ten)

decade . Rice forms the See also:

• STAPLE

staple See also:

• CROP (a word common. in various forms, such as Germ. Kropf, to many Teutonic languages for a swelling, excrescence, round head or top of anything; it appears also in Romanic languages derived from Teutonic, in Fr. as troupe, whence the English " crupper "

crop . See also:

• MUSTARD

Mustard and jute are also largely grown . The manufactures consist of the making of See also:

• BRASS
• BRASS (O. Eng. braes)

brass and See also:

• IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

iron utensils and of See also:

• GOLD
• GOLD [symbol Au, atomic weight 195.7(H = 1),197.2(0 =16)]

gold and See also:

• SILVER

silver ornaments, See also:

• WEAVING

weaving of See also:

• SILK

silk See also:

• CLOTH

cloth, See also:

• BASKET

basket-See also:

• WORK

work and pottery . The cultivation of See also:

• TEA (Chinese cha, Amoy dialect t€)

tea has been introduced but does not flourish anywhere in the district . See also:

• LOCAL

Local trade is in the hands of Marwari merchants, and is carried on at the bazars, weekly hats or markets and periodical fairs . The See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief exports are mustard-See also:

• SEED (from the root seen in Lat. serere, to sow)

seed, jute, See also:

• COTTON
• COTTON (Fr. coton; from Arab. qutun)
• COTTON, CHARLES (163o–1687)
• COTTON, GEORGE EDWARD LYNCH (1813–1866)
• COTTON, JOHN (1585–1652)
• COTTON, SIR ROBERT BRUCE

cotton, timber, See also:

• LAC

lac, silk cloth, india-See also:

• RUBBER, INDIARUBBER

rubber and tea; the imports, Bengal rice, See also:

• EUROPEAN

European piece goods, See also:

• SALT (a common Teutonic word, cf. Dutch zout, Ger. Salz, Scand. salt; cognate with Gr. &Xs, Lat. sal)
• SALT, SIR TITUS, BART

salt, hardware, oil and See also:

• TOBACCO

tobacco . Dhubri (pop .

3737), the administrative headquarters of the district, stands on the Brahmaputra where that river takes its See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• BEND

bend south . It is the termination of the See also:

• EMIGRATION (from Lat. emigrare; e, ex, out of, and migrare, to depart)

emigration road from North Bengal and of the river steamers that connect with the North Bengal railway . It is also served by the eastern Bengal See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

State railway .