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of all except of one village, Longki, accused the Angamees of being the 

 guilty persons in the late murderous attacks on their villages. The 

 people of Longki stated that the inhabitants of Deelong and Kollering 

 were the aggressors in the incursion on their village. The people of 

 those villages, however, most positively denied having done so when 

 summoned at Semker. 



On the 26th, having collected a sufficient number of coolies, 

 I set out for Semker from Goomegogoo with the detachment of Sebun-. 

 dees and the part of the levy that came up with me, who were joined 

 here by about twenty more men from the Jumnah, who had come up 

 previously under their commandant, Doogaram Subadar, who had 

 arrived from Doodputtee. We started at 8 a. m. by a good path over 

 a ridge of low hills, in an easterly direction, skirting the Goomegogoo 

 mountain. At 9° 30' a. m. passed the former site of the Naga vil- 

 lage called Nerlasso, which was deserted three years ago in consequence 

 of an attack on them by the Boesompoe Nagas, who killed several of 

 them. At 10° 30' a. m. we came to a mineral spring on the banks of the 

 Mootee, a small stream running towards the Dyung, into which it falls. 

 Ascending and gradually winding round some hills, and leaving the 

 village of Hassung-Hagoo to our right, we descended to the Mahoor, a 

 good sized stream flowing north to its junction with the Dyung below 

 Aloogong, and forming a good boundary line of Toolaram Sanaputtee's 

 country. We crossed and went down its bank, and halted at 2 p. m. 

 after a march of about thirty miles. 

 January 27th. Leaving our encampment at 8 a. m., we crossed over some 

 low hills by a good path, and crossing two streams, the Yah and Yhoo, 

 which empty themselves into the Mahoor, passed some more low hills 

 and entered the bed of the river Hah, the banks of which were covered 

 with the foot-prints of wild elephants and deer. Along this stream we 

 continued for an hour, and then ascending a very steep hill reached 

 the large Naga village of Rangai, then completely deserted in con- 

 sequence, as I was informed, of the Angamees having attacked it, 

 and having, it is stated, killed 107 persons and carried away 30. I 

 however think the number stated to have been killed is exaggerated. 

 A fine view of the country is obtained here, and the hills towards the 

 Assam side appear mere undulations in comparison to the gigantic 

 ranges on our right. From this we had a fine view of the Deoteghur 

 mountain, which hitherto had appeared to be a part of the main range, 

 but now we had a full sight of it, shewing itself independent of any other 

 hills. Large patches of brown clearances for cotton cultivation were 

 visible ; the wind was very high and cold on this mountain. We 

 went along its summit, and descended winding round another very 



