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being entirely wanting. In several localities, but 

 particularly in the neighbourhood of Bheemtal, 

 greenstone is found bursting through and altering 

 the Neptunean strata. From this locality, on to 

 about three miles of Almora to the Neptunean rocks, 

 consists of alternations of clay slate and mica slates, 

 with enormous beds of quartz rock, all highly in- 

 clined, and dipping at angles varying from 25 to 

 70 to the east of north. About three miles dis- 

 tance from Almorah, we meet with granite, which 

 here forms mountains of considerable elevation. 

 On passing the granite, we again meet with clay and 

 mica slates, with imbedded quartz rock, which form 

 the whole neighbourhood of Almorah and Hawaul- 

 baugh. Such is a rapid and general view of the 

 geology of that province as far as Hawaulbaugh.* 



The report of 1845, considering the experimental 

 nature of the opt rations in hand and the imperfect 

 means at Dr. Jameson's disposal, shows considerable 

 progress. He had then under his superintendence, 

 in Gurwahl and Kamaou, eight small plantations 

 of 118 acres of cultivation, containing, seedlings, 

 and plants of one to nine years old, to the number 

 of .308,122. About 346 Ibs. of tea, the produce of 

 these cardens, were put up for sale in June of this 

 year, at Alraorah, and realized the high average 

 price of Us. 2-4 as. (4s. Qd.^ per Ib. 



In 1846, I find the superintendent still sanguine.^ 

 C I have' said he 'some thousands [of seeds] for 



