746 Capt. Herbert's Tour from Almorah, fyc. [No. 153. 



pretty spot. The whole descent from Kunyoor* was pretty. The 

 path then ascends again and continues alongside of mountain, then 

 descends to cross the river knee-deep, and again crosses close to camp, 

 which is on a fine grassy level with the river close by our door. 

 Splendid pools for bathing, six to eight feet deep, and 40 or 50 feet 

 long. The tributary stream is that crossed in the Sreenuggur trip on 

 the march from Kunyoor. 



Rocks to-day at starting, gneiss, more or less well defined. At 

 Kunyoor perfect, with much granite, also probably veins. The latter 

 contains schorl ; much of the granite was so soft, that it might be dug 

 with a spade. On descending from Kunyoor, the mica slate with 

 garnets were found near Aeen, which is also on the border of a gneiss 

 district. Latterly approach towards chloritic and argillacious schist ; 

 no good examples of strata any where, as usual the more perfect gneiss 

 district covered with huge blocks so characteristic of this rock. A cloudy 

 day. 



5 p.m. Bar. 25.315, 62, 52,48. 



6th Dec— Halted, strong hoar frost during the night. Ghursaree, 

 Punna, Kolinda Godee-gad and Babta. 



*Jth Dec. — Hoar frost from Bindhelee to Jawaee, 3£ hours, road 

 very uneven and baddish, ascend to ridge and descend to Ghursaree 

 1 hour, Punna, opposite high, ascend to Kolinda lh. 45m. and to 

 ridge 2 hours, wind and descend to Godee-gad, join Seons 2g hours. 

 In river bed to village, latterly small ascent. 



The rocks to-day schists and quartz rock, being the same series, 

 and accordingly every variety of compound between their extremes is 

 found. The schist is sometimes inclining to chlorite schist, some- 

 times to argillaceous, but I think always inclining to the character of 

 magnesian, indicating the presence of talc rather than mica as the 

 schistose constituent. Near the village, a nucleus of greenstone des- 

 quamating in crusts, just like the granite at Dhee in the neighbourhood 

 of the amorphous mass strata of the same rock, with more or less 

 contamination of quartz. The views suggested by these facts, full of 

 interest, require development. 



* Kunyoor is three quarters of the way from Almora to Sreenuggur, and was once 

 a Thanna and Tuseeldaree. The Senior Assistant Commissioner in Gurhwal has a 

 bungalow here, and the roads in its neighbourhood in every direction are now excel- 

 lent.— J. H. B. 



