244 On the Height of the 



champaign (situate southwest of the mountains from 60 to 140 

 miles) under the appellation of Chandragiri ; Dhawalacjiri, (or 

 Gasah Kotee) ; and Sctgar, (or Nypal.) At this station, although 

 distant nearly one hundred and forty miles, these mountains 

 have on the whole the most sublime aspect : this may be at- 

 tributed to the smaller range of dark hills being lost at that 

 distance in the perspective, for upon a subsequent and nearer 

 view, at the station of Maha deva dmriija, the smaller hills in- 

 tercept a refracted portion of the great chain ; I say refracted, for 

 a right line drawn from the first station to the base of the snowy 

 peaks, would (owing to the spherical figure of the earth) at that 

 distance, pass far below the base of the smaller range. From 

 this first station the bearings of the five snowy peaks (corrected 

 for magnetic variation of 2° 13' 39' East) are as follows, viz. 



Peak A. bearing N. 8° 23' 39" E., and elevation 1° 5' 



B, or Chandragiri, N. 10° 5' 39' E., and elevation F 7' 



C, or Dhawalagiri, N. 17° 13' 39" E., and elevation 1° 18' 



D, or 5e%«r (Nypal.) N.26° 13' 39" E., and elevation 1° 15' 



E, bearing N. 34° 43' 39" E., and elevation 1° 6'. 



From station No. 1, I proceeded to the north side of the town 

 of Bunsi, which I shall call station No. 2, the latter station 

 bearing from the former (allowing for magnetic variation) 

 N. 14° 30' E., and distant as inferred from survey (protracted 

 on a scale of two miles to the inch) IS-f^ British statute miles. 

 From hence the bearings (allowance being made for magnetic 

 variation as before) and elevations are as follows, viz. : 



A, bearing N. 6° 46' 39" E., and elevation 1° 41' 15' 



B, N. 9° 3' 39" E., and elevation 1° 45' 



C, N. 18° 1' 39" E., and elevation 1° 56' 30' 



D, 29° 3' 39" and elevation 1° 53' 



E, N. 36° 47' 39" E., and elevation 1° 33". 



At this station (No. 2,) on the 3rd November at day-break, the 

 Himalaya displayed an exceeding white appearance, and the 

 sun's rays passing through a red cumulo-stratus cloud, coloured 



