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first mile, and then led through extensive woods of various sorts of 

 trees, amongst which we recognised the hazel, plane, horse chesnut, 

 and many other European plants. The way was often rugged, and a 

 steep descent of 7,600 feet perpendicular height. On the road we found 

 black currants and raspberries in the greatest perfection, of which we 

 preserved a large quantity, and on our arrival at camp we feasted on 

 grapes. Brooang is a small village in Tookpa, one of the subdivisions 

 of Koonawur, under the Wuzeer Teekumdas. It is situate near the 

 Buspa river, and about two miles from the left bank of the Sutlej. 



4th October. — Marched to Pooaree, a distance of twelve and a half miles. 

 The road was extremely bad, lying often upon the face of a naked 

 stone inclined to the horizon at a considerable angle, with a precipice 

 of many hundred feet on the outer side ; it was no great ascent or 

 descent, but so much caution was necessary to prevent the traveller 

 from slipping off the rocks into the river Sutlej, which lay close upon 

 our left, that the journey took us up twelve hours. To-day we crossed 

 the Buspa, a large stream forty two feet broad, whose source is amongst 

 snow, five or six marches S. E. of Brooang. 



5th October. — Proceeded to Rispe, a march of thirteen and half miles, 

 likewise occupying us the whole day. The road which lay through 

 thin forests of pine was not so dangerous as yesterday's, but consisted of 

 several steep ascents and descents upon rocks of crumbling granite of 

 2,000 feet each. We had a grand view of the Kylas or Ruldung 

 mountains from the large town of Reedung or Ribe, three and half miles 

 before we reached camp ; some idea of it may be formed by imagining 

 an assemblage of pointed peaks presenting a vast surface of snow, 

 viewed under an angle of twenty-seven degrees, and at a distance of 

 not more than five miles in a direct line. The height of our station 

 was 8,000 feet, and the Kylas peaks were 12,000 higher. 



At Rispe we first saw Lamas, and near this place we passed several 

 tumuli from ten to forty feet in length, two broad, and about four high, 

 they are constructed of loose stones without cement, and upon their tops 

 are numerous pieces of slate of all shapes and sizes carved with strange 

 characters, they are called mane, like the manes at ipvyai tcov veicpiov, 

 or souls of the defunct, see verq. 3. M. n. v. 303. and are erected 

 over the graves of the Lamas. There are invariably roads on each side 

 of them, and the natives, from some superstitious custom, always leave 



