52 Extracts from the “ Journal of a Survey,” &¢c. [Jury, 
the clouds yet rise higher. The colour of the sky is a deep blue. 
What soil there is is spongy. A few birch bushes are yet seen; 
but a large and strong ground tree or creeper overspreads the 
ground somewhat in the manner of furze or brambles ; and it is 
a curious fact that the wood of this is, we think, that of which 
the cases of black lead pencils are made, being of a fine brittle, 
yet soft red grain; and the smell is the same as of that used for 
the pencils, and which has hitherto been called by us cedar. I 
have specimens of this wood ; it is called, I think, chundun: I 
saw it on the summit of the Chour peak, and in the snowy regions 
of Kunaur, but did not then examine it. It will be found pro- 
bably that the pinus cedrus, or cedar of Lebanon, is the deodar 
(or as it is called to the westward, the kailou), and no other. 
Nor do our mountain cedars (24 feet in circumference) yield in 
size or durability to those of Lebanon. But this chundun (mis- 
called cedar) is not even a tree ; it may be called a large creeper, 
growing in the manner of bushes, though it is very strong, and 
some of its arms are as thick as a man’s thigh. Of this, and 
also of the great cedar (deodar), and of other pines, I will send 
specimens, > 
Latitude, mean 30° 56’ 34:5”. 
Good observations.—The particulars of them, as well as of all 
others, I have preserved. 
The strata of rock, where exposed, near the summits of the 
grand snowy peaks, were very nearly horizontal, as I observed, 
last year, at the summits of the peaks above the Setlej; though 
in lower parts of the Himalaya, the rock is generally seen deeply 
declined, as observed between Dangul and Sookie, as well as at 
Jumnotri, Xe. 
The colour of the high rocks on the Four Saints appeared to 
be ofa hght yellow mixed with brown or black. There being a 
small:piece of level ground here, a primary base was measured 
on its longest extent; it was 319 feet ; with it a longer base of 
667-2 feet was obtained, favourably situated for taking the 
heights and distances of the peaks in front. This base, being 
but short, and no other to be had, great care was taken in 
observing the angles and elevations; and they were repeated 
both with a fine theodolite, and reflecting instruments (my cir- 
cular instrument could not be safely brought beyond Reital). 
The angle of altitude of Peak St. George was 14° 07’. 
Height of the peak above the sea, 22,240°6 feet. 
St. Patrick, height above the station. .........e.e0+0- 9,471 
Station above the sea. ......... cee ee «8 sy Grae = ae een 
Distance 42,480 feet ; and height above sea, feet... /. 22,388 
(To be concluded in our neat.) 
