TUMKUR  , or ToontKOOR, a See also:

• TOWN

town and See also:

• DISTRICT

district of See also:

• SOUTHERN

southern See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India, in the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west of See also:

• MYSORE

Mysore See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state . The town has a station on the See also:

• MADRAS

Madras & Southern Mahratta railway, 43 M . N.W. from See also:

• BANGALORE

Bangalore . The See also:

• AREA

area of the district is 4158 sq. m . It consists chiefly of elevated See also:

• LAND

land intersected by See also:

• RIVER

river valleys . A range of hills rising to nearly 4000 feet crosses it from See also:

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

north to See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south, forming the waterparting between the systems of the See also:

• KRISHNA (the Dark One)

Krishna and the See also:

• CAUVERY, or KAVERI

Cauvery . The See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal streams are the Jayamangala and the Shimsha . The See also:

• MINERAL

mineral See also:

• WEALTH

wealth of Tumkur is consider-able; See also:

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

iron is obtained in large quantities from the 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-sides; and excellent See also:

• BUILDING

building-See also:

• STONE
• STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
• STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
• STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
• STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
• STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
• STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
• STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
• STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)

stone is quarried . The slopes of the Devaray-See also:

• DURGA

durga hills, a See also:

• TRACT (from Lat. tractare, to treat of a matter, through Provencal tractat and Ital. trattato)

tract of 18 sq. m., are clothed with forests, in which large See also:

• GAME

game abounds, including tigers, leopards, bears and See also:

• WILD, JONATHAN (c. 1682-1725)

wild hog . The See also:

• CLIMATE

climate of Tumkur is equable and healthy; the See also:

• ANNUAL

annual rainfall averages 39 in . The See also:

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

population in igot was 679,162, showing an increase of 17% in the See also:

• DECADE (from Gr. Oka, ten)

decade . The cultivated products consist chiefly of millets, 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, pulses and oil seeds .

The See also:

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

chief See also:

• INDUSTRIES

industries are the making of coarse 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 cloths, woollen blankets and See also:

• ROPES, JOHN CODMAN (1836–1899)

ropes .