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situations, such as Larree; Pokh, Maness, and Dunkur, in the month of 

 August, while in the upper parts of the valley, at Larra, Leedung, 

 Keeoling, and Gewmil, on the heights, the grain is never ripe before the 

 end of September and beginning of October. At the last named 

 village it is ready about fifteen days later than at the others, which 

 are situated on the river's banks, as might be expected from the differ- 

 ence in elevation, the village of Gewmil being at a height of 14,104 

 feet above the sea, while the others are from 12,200 to 12,500 feet. 



Last year, in the month of August, the snow fell so heavily at 

 Gewmil, that the whole crop was beaten down and destroyed. This 

 present year of 1838, towards the end of June, the crops though heal- 

 thy looking, were not more than four or five inches above the ground. 

 It is surprising however to see with what rapidity the vegetation of 

 the upper hills is brought to maturity. When I arrived early in June 

 at Hungo, Leeo, and Chungo in Hungrung, their crops of barley 

 and wheat were not more than six or seven inches in height, while 

 on my return, three weeks afterwards, they were all in full ear, and 

 would be ready for the reaper in July. This however is scarcely 

 to be wondered at, when we notice the difference of temperature in 

 that short space of time. — 



At Hungo, elevation 11,413 feet by boiling point, 



10th June 

 3rd July 



Difference in 23 days 



Sunrise. 

 41° 

 60° 



19 c 



Noon. 

 85° 

 96° 



11 



Sunset. 



60° 



64° 



At Leeo, elevation 9,362 feet by boiling point, 



Sunrise. 

 45° 

 56° 



Noon. 

 100° 

 110° 



11th June 

 2nd July 



Difference in 22 days 11 10 



At Chungo, elevation 9,897 feet, boiling point, 



Sunrise. Noon. 



12th June 35° 82° 



29th June 43° 90° 



Difference in 17 days 12° 8 



Sunset. 

 50° 

 70° 



20 



Sunset. 



56° 



69° 



13 



( To be continued.) 



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