the jungle with which, for want of population; 

 was covered, is cleared away, and the province 

 is now found to be not only very much cooler, but 

 very much healthier than many parts of India. The 

 noblest river in India, the Bramahputra, flows 

 through the Valley, which is enclosed, on two sides, 

 with hills, and ou these hills, ere long, will be estab- 

 lished pleasant Sanatoria. Tue Scenery of some parts 

 of this fine province moreover is picturesque and 

 beautiful, while the soil is unsurpassed in fertility by 

 the soil of any country in the world. For the profi- 

 table cultivatiou of tea, no district, iu India can be 

 placed before Assam. 



But should a cold climate be prefered, there are 

 many from which to select: Daijeeiing, overlooked 

 by the towering and snow-capped peaks of Mt. Everest 

 and Chinchiujunga, the loftest mountains in the 

 world,; the charming, salubrious, and fertile valleys 

 of Kamaon ; or the pleasant and milder Doori of 

 Deyrah. More westerly still, are Simla and Hazarah ; 

 but far before all the tea districts of India in the 

 grandeur of its scenery, and the picturesque loveli- 

 ness of its situation, is the valley of Kangra. Many 

 consider this valley more beautiful even than Cash- 

 mere, and I cannot better conclude this hurried and 

 imperfect Review, than by the following extracts 

 from the official report of Mr. G. Curnac Barnes 

 B. C. S. on the settlement of this part of the 

 country, in which he has sketched, at once so 



