1842.] Dhoora Pass in Juwahir. 1179 



lh. 15m. p. m. ther. 74° 5', moist ther. 64°. 

 3h. 50m. „ „ 73° „ 64°. 



5h. 50m. „ „ 70° 5' „ 62°. 



1th October. — Marched at 7h. 40m. a. m., breakfasted about two- 

 thirds up the ascent, and reached the Kalee Moondee Pass in forty 

 minutes from thence, in all two and half hours from Jult. Kalee 

 Moondee Pass, time lh. 30m. p. m., barometer 21.725, air 70°, mercury 

 81° 5', ther. moistened with milk, (no water procurable,) 63°, ther. (black 

 wool) in the sun 123° 5' ; reached our tents in one and a quarter of an 

 hour from the Pass, pitched near a beautiful waterfall,* at the foot of 

 which was a fine pool of water beautifully clear and deep enough to bathe 

 and swim in, the centre of it being upwards of six feet deep ; jungle 

 very thick the whole way down the descent. Observed a new variety 

 of pitcher plant; in all I have seen on the range six varieties, one 

 yellow, one large white, one small ditto, one large pink, one small ditto 

 spotted, and one blue. 



On approaching the Pass, the rock changed from gneiss to mica 

 slate, which rock continued some way down, and it then changed 

 to gneiss with beds of white talc slate. Ther. 60° at about 6h. 30m. 

 p. m., evening cold, dew beginning to fall ; a few clouds, no shelter for 

 our servants and coolies. Observed the raspberry plant, (the one with 

 runners) near the waterfall*, and the blue cowslipf or oxlip growing 

 without the usual long footstalk. 



8th October. — 6 a. m. ther. 51° 5'. Marched at 6h. 50m. a. m., and 

 reached the top of the ascent in forty minutes ; road very bad, unable to 

 ride over any part of it. Gneiss white talc slate, and at the summit mica 

 slate. A little on the descent, gneiss again ; descent very steep, and road 

 bad. Arrived at the village of Gheergaon in one hour and fifty -five 

 minutes, whole distance completed in two and three-quarters of an hour ; 

 several small villages in this neighbourhood. This PassJ is somewhat 

 higher than the one we crossed yesterday. 



9th October. — Fine morning. Marched 7h. 8m. a. m., arrived at 

 Kantee, (the cypress village,) at 9h. 30m., on the road 2h. 20m., 



* Ayar Panee.— J. H. B. 



f Primula purpurea. 



i Called Betoola Ghatee. 



