Excerpt from The Modern Traveller, Vol. 10 of 30: Description, Geographical, Historical, and Topographical, of the Various Countries of the Globe

Meerut, the chief town of the district of South Saharunpoor, is now one of the principal military stations in the Upper Provinces. It is situated about 39 miles N. Of Delhi, in lat. 28° 58' N long. 77° 38' E. It is thus described by Bishop Heber. Meerut is a very extensive cantonment, but less widely scattered than Cawnpoor. The native town, too, on which it is engrafted, is much less considerable. It stands advantageously on a wide and dry plain, all in pas ture, which would a¿'ord delightful riding-ground, if it were not, like the steppes of Russia (which it much resembles), very full of holes made by the small marmot, called suslik. A small nullah, with a hand. Some bridge over it, runs through the town. When I saw it, it was dry, and the bridge seemed absurd, but during the rainy season, it is not a bit longer than is necessary.

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