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shuts in the Umloo, is also composed of it, frequently containing beds of 

 quartz rock. In the valley of the Tonse, argillaceous schist is traced as 

 high as the village of Kande. In the route from Calree to Jytull, little 

 other rock is seen excepting limestone, which in the neighbourhood of 

 Kangra is abundant. 



198. From Jytull again to Subhattoo, the road, passing along the 

 summit of a ridge, carries with it, the whole way, argillaceous schist. 

 In this tract, no limestone beds are found, but quartz rock is common 

 from Subhattoo to Bar ; in descending to the plains the same rock con- 

 tinues. In passing to the north road to Kotgurh, it is equally constant, 

 at least as far as Lunla ; how much further it continues in that direction, 

 or where the junction with the mica slate takes place, I have no means of 

 judging. From Subhattoo to Joonug, the residence of the Ranee of 

 Kyoontal, it is equally constant, and extends probably much further. 

 In the route from Nahun to the Choor mountain, clay slate prevails to 

 within a very short distance of the latter, containing extensive beds of 

 limestone, which in detached masses stretch along the crest of the Sacen 

 range, dividing the valley of the Girree from that of the Jullal ; connected 

 with their beds are probably the masses which form the summits of the 

 Rajgurh and Krol mountains ; at the feet of these the schist reappears, 

 continuing to extend as far as Subhattoo. Finally, the valley of the 

 Sutlej between Koomharsen (or a little below it) and Soonee contains 

 this formation. 



199. It is time now to return to our details on the Kedarnath road, 

 which were broken off at Almorah, (Art. 152.) At that place we have 

 seen micaceous schist is the rock. But the details of it I shall postpone 

 for the present, to trace out the limits and relations of the argilla- 

 ceous schist in descending to the plains. There are two routes in 

 which these have been examined, the Pass by Chilkeea, and that by 

 Bhumooree. In the first of these, micaceous schist extends a few miles 

 south of Turkhet, the second stage in the route from Hawal Bagh to 

 Chilkeea. Between Turkhet and Pepul Point, it is gradually exchanged 

 for an argillaceous schist of peculiar character. It is occasionally quite 

 soft, white, and talcose, being rather meagre than unctuous. The mica- 

 ceous schist again makes its appearance after a short interval, and 

 then a very fine-grained gneiss in the ascent to the Bukar Mundal Pass, 

 on the summit of which is a dirty brown- coloured micaceous schist 



