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that present themselves at every turn. We visited 

 the club, one of the oldest and best establishments 

 of the kind in India, and pretty well divided our 

 time between billiards and lounging on the Mall. 

 This beautiful promenade is a level road cut along 

 the Saddle-back hill between Mussoorie and Lan- 

 dour, from, which a splendid view of the low country 

 may be obtained. The hill behind serves as an 

 efficient shelter against the cold, raw north winds 

 that blow from the snowy regions. The houses, or 

 rather bungalows, for few have upper stories, are 

 generally perched on little undulations that crown 

 the crest of the ridge facing the Dhoon, the north 

 side being very bleak, and as each is situated in its 

 own ground, and many have extensive gardens, the 

 station occupies a large area. When we arrived 

 Mussoorie was nearly empty, the season not having 

 yet commenced ; but it is generally very full from 

 April to October, after which time the visitors 

 return to the low country, scarcely any one remain- 

 ing on the Hills during the winter. 



The first view of the Himalayas from the north 

 side of the Landour ridge is, I believe, scarcely to 

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