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slowly ascended the mountain where all 

 the packs had been left, and there we 

 filled our pipes and sat down to admire 

 the splendid panorama spread out at our 

 feet, with the snowy range in the back- 

 ground : it was a most glorious view, and 

 the sharp outlines of the snowy peaks were 

 bathed in sunshine which imparted a lovely 

 golden tint to the white snow, adding 

 greatly to its beauty. 



We sat for a considerable time enjoying 

 the perfect repose and tranquility of mind, 

 that usually steals over one when quietly 

 contemplating such scenery as we now 

 had before our eyes, and in the mean- 

 while the coolies had got off with their 

 loads and were slowly descending the 

 hill. It is a great object on a march, to 

 get them to leave in good time ; it is also 

 highly necessary to keep one's eye upon 



