1844.] Capt. Herbert's Tour from Almorah, fyc. 735 



\5th Nov. — Marched to Kotlee three hours, road distance about 

 8 miles. On ascending from Dharim Khola, granite of the crumb- 

 ly type passing into gneiss. Road ascends to corner about 400 or 

 500 feet ; descends to Bumunee-God under Majhera. Gneiss in- 

 clining to granite the whole way. No fixing the strata. Road up 

 Bumunee-God to Kehera-ka-rao. The gneiss to Kotlee. Road level 

 almost, and country beautiful ; a valley falls in from the right, 

 East*. 



\6th Nov. — Muhurgaon; the distance was shorter to-day owing to 

 the sepoy's mistake, about two hours, five or six miles. The road 

 leads up the Cosillah at first along the side of the hill, then descending 

 to cross the river continues along a fine level piecet of some miles in 

 extent, and half a mile wide, the whole of it apparently carefully 

 cultivated. Ground preparing, for wheat has been sown in the cold 

 places. Three villages on a steep to right: Neera, Lowrap and Soomket, 

 three miles from camp. Tauna Suzowlee to left on the rise of the 

 hill, four miles from camp. Opposite Phuleea, a Joodish village; 

 about four and half miles, a valley falls in from right. Turn up and 

 encamp at Muhurgaon. Scenery picturesque ; road generally level. 



The rock at starting was gneiss, of an anomalous character, having 

 apparently taken in clay slate as one of the ingredients. This rock 

 then extends from Dharim Khola, to the east and west ; I suspect 

 it has considerable development, and will open out a new feature of 

 enquiry when properly pursued. Nos. 5 and 6, gneiss. No. 7, a cherty 

 rock, a sub-granular quartz rock. It succeeds the gneiss. It is very 

 abundant in this quarter, and forms imbedded nodules in the gneiss. 

 It is the rock at Mala, occurring there intermixed with clay slate. 



4h. 30m. 25.446 ; 66, 64, 65,70.33. 



IJth Nov. — Register thermometer at 33 (sp.) 34 (mercury) covered 

 with dew. Hoar frost in all the hollows ; road easy of ascent at first along 



* This comes down from the Gunnanath ridge which divides the Kosilla, from 

 the Suttralee valley and the Ghana Biloree valley on the Bagesurroad. At Gunna- 

 nath, Hustee Dull, the Goorkha chief, fell in battle with the English troops, 1815. — 

 J. H. B. 



t This is the Somesur valley on the Kosilla. There is a beautiful grove of deodar 

 pines in the middle of the valley, shading a pretty temple. The villages in this 

 vicinity are very fine, with some large white houses scattered here and there, nearly 

 all belonging to families of Joshee Brahmins, the dominant tribe in Kumaon. 



