COLAR, a small district in the eastern extremity of the Mysore rajah's territories, situated between the 13th and 14th degrees of north latitude, and intersected by the 78th degree of east longitude. This country is bounded on the east by the British district of Chittoor. It is in general level, but it contains many bare rocky hills at considerable distances, with level ground between them. The hills occupy three fourths of the land, and towards Colar are very extensive. The road approaching to this place from the east is between two immense piles of bare granite, crumbling into fragments that roll down into the plain. The country is poorly watered, and suffers from the want of rain. Rice forms a large proportion of its produce. It produces also various other grains, which are cultivated on the dry field, besides sugar, cotton, tobacco, and betel leaf. The tamarind, pipal, mango, &c. thrive well. In the country round the town of Colar the land is irrigated entirely by means of reservoirs. There is a good deal of garden cultivation; at Colar the gardens are in bad order, but at some other places they are very neat. The soil is a black rich mould, and it is watered by machines. Nine miles east of Boodicotta, gold dust is found, and also in some other parts. Salt is also made by scraping off the surface of the earth during the dry season, and afterwards boiling and filtering it. The inhabitants are poor, and their houses have a miserable appearance, being hidden entirely by the surrounding walls, which present nothing to the view but a brown dusky mud. The trade and manufactures were entirely ruined by Tippoo, who prohibited all intercourse with his enemies' dominions: but they are now on the increase, and are in a much better state than they were in the reign of Hyder.