294 Geological Section between Chira Poonjee [June, 



situ with red clay : the stream, passed at x. 57, runs over gneiss rock : at 

 xi. 50, began to descend, and after passing a small stream, running over 

 rock A 12, arrived at Jyrong at 12 o'clock ; the rock at Jyrong is A 

 13. The whole of this day's march was through a well wooded country. 

 The gibbon or long-armed ape inhabits the forest near Jyrong, and its 

 hootings echo through the forest ; wild elephants are occasionally seen 

 and leopards. 



Second day, from Jyrong to Ongsivye and Mopea. 



The road continues through the forest, principally along the course 

 of mountain torrents till vii. 33. where there is a level, capable of cul- 

 tivation, and formerly was a stockade ; it is however a swampy place, and 

 certainly not a good situation for a stage-house. If a stockade were 

 erected at the top of the hill, which we reached at viii. 56., it would divide 

 the journey from Mopea to Ranegang very equally, and much better 

 than either Jyrong or Ongswye, the latter of which is situated in a 

 hollow surrounded by a swamp. The decomposing felspar found at 

 I. 25., and other places seems likely to afford porcelain. A small ches- 

 nut not much larger than a fine marrow-fat pea grows here ; also a few 

 beech trees, 



Third day, from Mopea to Nunklow. 



The view from Mopea is I think more beautiful than any on the 

 road between Assam and that place. 



Between Mopea and the Burpanee there is no jungle, the neighbour- 

 ing hills have many fir trees. The water-fall at the Burpanee surpasses 

 in beauty any I have seen ; it has not indeed the advantage of falling 

 from a great height, but the body of water is very large : I descended 

 with some difficulty to the rocks at the bottom of the fall, which seems 

 not to be more than 80 or 90 feet, and is broken in several places ; the 

 black rocks, through which it has cut its passage, rise considerably higher 

 than the stream, and overhang the basin at the bottom of the fall : 

 tbey are well covered with wood. The basin extends to a great distance, 

 beyond which a turn of the river seems to inclose it, and gives it the 

 appearance of a spacious lake. It is altogether truly sublime and beau- 

 tiful. Between this river and the small stream at the bottom of the 

 great ascent, the road winds through a forest of enormous fir trees ; 

 the mountain seems perfectly to overhang the road wherever you get 

 a glimpse of it through the trees, and almost discourages the traveller 

 from attempting the ascent, which occupies more than two hours. 



An accident whichbefell me at Nunklow prevented the continuance of 

 these remarks, but I collected a few specimens mentioned in the list, and 

 made the following observations in the neighbourhood of the Bogapanee 

 and Kalapanee rivers. 



