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side of hill, latterly more steep to Geera Cheena. Bar. at lOh. 24.48, 

 Th. 60.54. Then a steep and bad descent to camp. Splendid view of 

 peaks (snowy) from Pass. The following villages : Dhoom right bank ; 

 Bhurur ditto; Chourleft; Nakot right; Ujhura, Buseraree, Noukoora, 

 all together right bank. The valley begins to narrow here, and there 

 are no villages beyond. Our tent occupies the site of an augur, or 

 village of iron -founders, which was formerly nearly at the head of the 

 valley, and received its ores from a mine above the Khuree* copper 

 ore. At starting, No. 8, a reddish quartzose slate verging on clay 

 slate; No. 9, true clay slate, a thin layer; No. 10, the quartz rock 

 under; No. 11 limestone at Nakote, silicious, I believe. These are the 

 same rocks precisely as are found on the Suttralee road to Bageswur, 

 and there also they succeed gneiss, which is found extending nearly 

 from Jak Bhetoolee to Thakoolee; also at Ramesur, on the Surjoo, the 

 same succession occurs, and in the Ramgunga. No good indications 

 of strata ; the covering of debris is thick on these hills, which are of the 

 rounded form ; even the outline fails to detect the dip. The scenery 

 was picturesque— 4 p. m. 25.148, 61.5, 56, 48.5; 64 max., 41 min. ; 

 sunset at a quarter to 3.t 



18th Nov.— No. 1, 1753; No. 2, 1754; No. 3, 1755; No 4? 



\6th Nov. — No. 5, straight laminar gneiss containing something be- 

 tween talc and mica, might be called argillaceous gneiss perhaps, as the 

 mica is like clay slate. No. 6, a better defined gneiss than the pre- 

 ceding, straight slaty, contains more felspar and perhaps chlorite. 

 No. 7. v er y fine granular brownish quartz rock, Muhurgaon. 



l*Jth Nov. — No. 8, quartz rock passing into clay slate, red slaty, com- 

 position granular. Beyond Muhurgaon No. 9 olive-colored fine earthy 

 clay slate, sub-schistose, Bhynsur. No. 10 quartz rock, reddish olive, a 

 layer or veins in preceding ditto. No. 11, blue limestone with white 

 veins, Nakote. No. 12, white compact dolomite? or silicious lime- 

 stone, Nakote. 



18M Nov.— No. 13, 1765, large crystalline granular dolomite, Doba. 



* The Khuree copper mine to East of Capt. Herbert's route is passed on the road 

 from Almora to Bagesur. — The ores are very good, but the mine is not productive, 

 owing to the difficulty of working the soapstone rock, which is always falling in. 

 —J. H. B. 



t No miracle, but owing to the Western hills.— J. H p B. 



