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bajong — Jigatzi — Kinchinjhow, and Kinchinjunga — Chola range — Deceptive 

 appearance of distant landscape — Perpetual snow — Granite — Temperatures 

 —Pulses — Plants — Tripe de roche — Return to Momay — Dogs and yaks — 

 Birds — Insects — Quadrupeds — Hot springs — Marmots — Kinchinjhow 

 glacier ............ 101 



CHAPTER XXIII. 



Donkia glaciers — Moraines — Dome of ice — Honey-combed surface — Rocks of 

 Donkia — MetamorpMc action of granite veins — -Accident to instruments — 

 Sebolah pass — Bees and May-flies — View — Temperature — Pulses of party — 

 Lamas and travellers at Momay — Weather and climate — Dr. Campbell leaves 

 Dorjiling for Sikkim — Leave Momay — Yeumtong — Lachoong — Retardation 

 of vegetation at low elevations — Choongtam — Landslips and debacle — Meet 

 Dr. Campbell — Motives for bis journey — Second visit to Lachen valley — 

 Autumnal tints — Red currants — Lachen Pliipun — Tungu — Scenery — Ani- 

 mals — Poisonous rhododendrons — Fire-wood— Palung — Elevations — Sitong 

 — Kongra Lama — Tibetans — Enter Tibet — Desolate scenery — Plants — Ani- 

 mals — Geology— Cholanioo lakes — Antelopes — Return to Yeumtso — Dr. 

 Campbell lost — Extreme cold — Headaches — Tibetan Dingpun and guard — 

 Arms and accoutrements — Temperature of Yeumtso — Migratory birds — 

 Visit of Dingpun — Yeumtso lakes . , . . . . . .136 



CHAPTER XXIV. 



Ascent of Bhomtso — View of snowy mountains — Chumulari — Arun river — 

 Kiang-lah mountains — Jigatzi — Lhassa — Dingcham province of Tibet — Mis- 

 application of term "Plain of Tibet" — Sheep, flocks of — -Crops — Probable 

 elevation of Jigatzi — Yaru-Tsampu river — Tame elephants — Wild horses — 

 Dryness of air — Sunset beams— Rocks of Kinchinjhow — Cholamoo lakes — 

 Limestone — Dip and strike of rocks — Effects of great elevation on party — 

 Ascent of Donkia — Moving piles of debris — Cross Donkia pass — Second visit 

 to Momay Samdong — Hot springs — Descent to Yeumtong — Lachoong — 

 Retardation of vegetation again noticed — Jerked meat — Fish— Lose a thermo- 

 meter — Lepcha lad sleeps in hot spring — Keadom — BucMandia — Arrive 

 at Choongtam — Mendicant— Meepo — Lachen-Lachoong river — Wild grape — 

 View from Singtam of Kinchinjunga — Virulent nettle . . . .164 



CHAPTER XXV. 



Journey to the Rajah's residence at Tumloong — Ryott valley — Rajah's house — 

 Tupgain Lama — Lagong nunnery — Phadong Goompa — Phenzong ditto — 

 Lepcha sepoys — Proceedings at Tumloong — Refused admittance to Rajah — 

 Women's dresses — Meepo' s and Tchebu Lama's families — Chapel — Leave for 

 Chola pass — Ryott river — Rungpo, view from — Deputation of Kajees, &c. 

 — Conference — Laghep — Eatable fruit of Decaisnea — Cathcartia — Rhodo- 

 dendrons — Phieung-goong — Pines — Rutto river — Barfonchen — Curling of 

 rhododendron leaf — Woodcock — Chola pass — Small lakes— Tibet guard and 



