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marks of Dr. Lord on the Hinducush ; — and why indeed other 

 than such a result should be expected, I am at a loss to divine. The 

 aspects nearly the same, forming part and parcel of the same great 

 range, surely the same phenomena in this respect might naturally be 

 looked for. 



From the crest of Roonung Pass, I bid a long farewell to Soongnum, 

 which was seen in the depth of the glen below, and then dropping 

 over the Pass, I descended gradually for about four miles to a stream 

 of water, and a flattish piece of ground, where I sat down beneath 

 a rock to await the arrival of my tent and baggage. Fatigued by the 

 length of the toilsome ascent from Soongnum, and by the heat of the 

 day, I soon fell fast asleep in my shady retreat, and on again opening 

 my eyes, I found the tent pitched, and ready for my reception. It 

 was now four o'clock p. m. and I found that I had enjoyed a sleep 

 of as many hours, having arrived at the spot about midday. 



We were here still at a height of 12,000 feet, and far below us in the 

 distance was seen a part of the town of Khanum, while immediately 

 beneath our encampment, at about two miles distant, was a broad piece 

 of cultivation, with a few temporary huts called a Dogree, and belong- 

 ing to Khanum and Leebrung. These patches of cultivation, far from 

 villages, are often met with both in Kunawur and Hungrung. A few 

 huts are erected on them, which serve to shelter those to whom the 

 crops belong during the summer months, and which, when the 

 harvest is gathered in, are abandoned during the winter. To these 

 places the flocks and herds are also driven, where upon the surround- 

 ing hills, now free from snow, they find an abundant pasturage. In 

 the language of Kunawur these temporary residences are termed 

 Dogrees, and in that of the Tartars " Rezing" ; thus we find 

 " Rezing" and " Chang -rezing" ', on the road to Spiti, to be patches 

 of cultivation, and sheepfolds belonging to the inhabitants of the 

 village of Chan go. 



