124 Journal of a Tour [March, 



IV. — Extracts from a Journal kept by Captain F. T. Grant, of the 

 Manipiir Levy, during a Tour of Inspection on the Manipur Frontier, 

 along the course of the Ningthee River, fyc. in January 1832*. 

 Marching Stations and Distances. 



Tuobal, 11 miles ; a depot of grain. 



Huerok, 8 miles; inhabitants came from Tiperah 100 years ago. 



Muchi, 9 miles ; a Naga village on the most western range of Mu- 

 rung hills. 



Kolbang, 12 miles; hence three roads lead to the Kuboo valley. Violent 

 hoar frost on the 15th January. Lieut. Pemberton has described this 

 road from actual survey. 



Kwatobee, 10 miles; good road. Supari nut and cocoa nut trees were 

 planted here by the raja's grandfather. 



Khondong, 5 miles ; very good road. The people of Kuboo escaped from 

 the opposite side of the Ningthee. 



Maylung nala, 9 miles; road passes through a forest of keoo, teak, saul, 

 cotton, and other trees: innumerable and recent tracks of the wild 

 elephant, tiger, rhinoceros, bear, boar, cattle, and deer of vari- 

 ous descriptions. Six wild elephants came to the nala together to 

 drink; they were of a very large size. 



Numphookam nala, 7 miles, east of the first range of Angoching hills. 



Num-sing-yeet, 8 miles; a nala east of the second range. 



Source of the Helaoo nala, 1 3 miles ; road good : crossed the highest 

 range of the Angoching hills. 



Helaoo, 12 miles ; on the banks of the Ningthee. 



The foregoing route across the Angoching hills, I consider equally 



good with those to Mulphoo and Sunayachil, and it might with very 



little trouble be made practicable for every description of cattle. Not 



having been travelled for many years, and never before by Europeans, 



it is at present impeded by large trees, which have fallen across it, and 



also by bamboos which unite from both sides in many places, at about 



* The above journal was some time since placed in our hands by Mr. George 

 Swinton, late Chief Secretary to Government. The new facts which it communi- 

 cates to the geography of Ava and Manipur, are, the journey along the bank of the 

 Ningthee for a space of about 40 miles between two points already well known ; 

 viz. Mulfoo, on the north, and Saway Chit, opposite to the Burmese post Gendah, 

 on the south, which place is connected with Ava by Dr. Richardson's route, pub- 

 lished in the second volume of the Journal, page 59. The navigation of the river 

 between the same points is also new, and the return route through the Moflong 

 nala, which connects the Kubboo valley with the banks of the Ningthee, finding 

 its way through the Angoching hills, which form the eastern boundary of the val- 

 ley, separating it from the Ningthee. — Ed. 



