Bikaner

Bikaner, a native state of Rajputana and capital of the same. The state covers an area of more than 22,000 square miles, and though it is a somewhat bare region, without a permanently running stream, yet its cattle and horses are celebrated. From the wool of their sheep the inhabitants make every article of native dress and good blankets. The town is surrounded by a lofty wall 6 ft. thick and 3-1/2 miles in circuit. Its industries embrace pottery, carving in stone, and the weaving of native wool into blankets.