Lot Essay
'Such was the prospect of difficulties to encounter in endeavouring to accomplish this further excursion that two of the four gentlemen who accompanied Mr Daniel declined the undertaking. The remainder set off from Nujeebabad and the first day entered a gaut or pass into the mountains and stopped at night at a village called Coajuwar [Kotdwara]. The difficulties of travelling now appeared so formidable that their Bengal servants left them, and they hired hill servants to carry their baggage etc. This delayed them some days. A few soldiers were placed at the gaut to prevent any persons from entering the pass without permission from the Rajah.' (WD letter; Cotton, 1923, p.16.).