THE DEHRA DOON. 59 



Lai Diirwaza (red door) Pass through the Sewalik 

 Hills, a densely-wooded range about three thousand 

 feet in height, and from eight to ten miles across. 

 The far-famed valley of the Doon is about forty 

 miles in length by sixteen in breadth, and is 

 bounded on the north by the Mussoorie or Lan- 

 dour hills, on the east by the Ganges, on the west 

 by the Jumna, and the south by the Sewalik Range, 

 through which there are five passes. JEn route, 

 we passed some extremely promising jungle and 

 swampy grass jheels, round which we found innu- 

 merable signs of game. Twice the bearers stopped 

 to point us out the pugs of a tiger which had 

 crossed the road only a short time before, and 

 several times we heard deer skirl through the 

 underwood, disturbed by the noise made by pur 

 party, but we had no time to stay on the way 

 to look after them. 



As the sun was going down, the western horizon 

 became tinged with the most glorious hues, and we 

 got out of our palanquins and walked for some 

 time in order to admire the extreme beauty of the 

 scenery. The long, unbroken line of snow-clad 



