1844.] Capt. Herbert's Tour from Almoroh, fyc. 745 



huge blocks of a hard and porphyritic type, like what I observed on 

 the road to Mason, lln. 40m. a. m. Barometer 24.070, 61.55, 45.5. 

 3d Dec—Halted. 



Specimens. 



28M Nov. — No. 35, 1787, gneiss well defined, summit of ridge 

 dividing Bino from Beonee. 



1st Dec. — No. 36, 1788, a brownish grey gneiss of a fine grain, pass- 

 ing into quartz rock. 



No. 37, 1789, ditto less like quartz rock, more like mica slate. 



No. 38, 1790, an amorphous granite gneiss, containing schorl disse- 

 minated light buff. 



No. 39, 1791, pure haloidal (milk) quartz. 



2d Dec. — No. 40, 1792, reddish-brown gneiss, summit of ridge. 



4th Dec. — Murora to Bugwaree 3 hours ; 5 p. m. barometer 24.422, 

 62, 54, 44. High peak bears 93 N. E., road very bad to-day at start- 

 ing, and for some miles leading up and down through and over huge 

 block of gneiss, scattered about in every possible variety of confu- 

 sion. 



At two hours descent to bed of stream here called Seons* as well 

 as Sanee, receives the Nana-gad from the west. Brasee village left 

 bank, Goree right bank, then gradual ascent to Bhugwaree. Encamp 

 south of it about half or three-quarters of a mile. 



Cloudy again ; gneiss the whole way, but very seldom visible in 

 situ, never in strata. Huge scattered blocks, sometimes tender like 

 mica slate. 



5th Dec. — Bhugwaree to Gunguon three hours or more. The 

 road to-day was a general descent, but very uneven, continual ups 

 and downs. We have come down, however, about 1000 feet alto- 

 gether. 



At I an hour ran 58 S. E. At If Kunyoor. At 2. Descent to bed 

 of Seons or Sanee, rather of its feeder, just above confluence. A very 



* Sanee river rises at Doodoo-ke-tolea mountains, and after receiving the Chip- 

 pula from Chippulgat, joins the Ganges under the name of Nyar river, SO miles 

 above Hurdwar.— J. H. B. 



