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respects. The little Rajah, to show that the 

 march of mtellect progresses even in the 

 Himalayas, asked Wilson to procure him 

 some gun-cotton. 



On the 12th, we halted at the village just 

 above the Wangtoo bridge, and here we found 

 that, which we had gone so far out of our 

 way, and made such a circuit, to avoid, viz., 

 the small pox. The hill men are dreadfully 

 afraid of this awful scourge, which occasion- 

 ally devastates whole districts ; and we 

 arranged to let our men go back, retaining 

 about twenty-four. They all volunteered to 

 accompany us wherever we wished, but said 

 that they dared not return through this 

 country alone. The difficulties we might 

 experience in procurmg supplies, and getting 

 shoes for so large a party, induced us to 

 decide in parting with them ; but if ever I 

 go again, I will keep at least forty, for the 

 trip to Cashmere. However, we vaccinated 

 all hands before they left us, and they all 

 reached their homes in health and safety. 



Duiing our short stay at Rampore, we met 



