Chapter 17

Dondra Head.--"The City of the Gods."--A Vast Temple.--A Statue of Solid Gold.--A Famous Rock-Temple.--Buddhist Monastery.--Caltura and its Distilleries.--Edible Bird's Nests.--Basket-Making.--The Kaluganga.--Cinnamon Gardens.--"The City of Gems."--A Magnificent Ruby.--The True Cat's-Eye.--Vast Riches hidden in the Mountains.--Plumbago Mining.--Iron Ore.--Kaolin.--Gem Cutting.--Native Swindlers.--Demoralizing Effect of Gem Digging 307