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is in general comformity to that of the lower hills, 

 yet the altitude is so vastly superior, and the struc- 

 ture so distinct, as to require a seperate notice. Iii 

 other parts of the Himalaya, the effect of the snowy 

 mountains is softened, if not injured, by interme- 

 diate ranges, and the mind is gradually prepared 

 by a rising succession of hills, for the stupendous 

 heights which terminate the scene. But in Kangra 

 there is nothing to intercept the view. The lower 

 hills appear, by comparison, like ripples on the 

 surface of the sea, and the eye rests, uninterrup- 

 ted, on a chain of mountains which attain an 

 absolute elevation of 13,000 feet above the valleys 

 spread out at their base." 



" I know no spot in the Himalaya, which for beauty 

 or grandeur, can compete with the Kangra valley, 

 and these over-shadowing hills. No scenery, in 

 my opinion, presents such sublime and delightful 

 contrasts. Below lies the plain a picture of rural 

 loveliness and repose. The surface ia covered with 

 the richest cultivation, irrigated by streams which 

 descend from perennial snows, and interspersed 

 with homesteads buried in the midst of groves 

 and fruit trees, Turning from this scene of 

 peaceful beauty, the stern and majestic hills 

 confront us. Their sides are furrowed with pre- 

 cipitous water-courses. Forests of Oak clothe their 

 flanks, and higher up give place to gloomy aud 

 funereal pines. Above all, are wastes of suow or 



