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of those shattered beds of parti-colored materials which have been 

 noticed elsewhere, specimens were collected. The peculiar interest of 

 these beds is the transition they present on the one side into common 

 earth or clay, and on the other into sandstone, Another remarkable 

 feature is the number of colors often exhibited with in a limited space. 

 Reddish brown, greenish grey and yellow are the most prominent. 

 Frequent traces of elephants. Day cloudy. 

 4 J p. m. Bar. 28.325, 67, 59, 55. 

 How is it the dew point is again risen to 51 ? 

 5. p. m. 28.300, 63, 58, 54.5. 



The Ramgunga here takes a bend to N. E., having hitherto accom- 

 panied us on a S. E. or E. S. E. course. 



4th Jan.— Ther. 49. Moist 46.5. Cloudy and threatening, 10° 

 warmer than yesterday. Gurur to Jumera and Sankra 10 miles ; ascent 

 gradual to Aonla Boongee-ka-khal.* Bar. 8^, 27-31, 53, 51, 44. Hills 

 to S. W. highish, sandstone, descend latterly through bed of stream 

 where greywacke slate is found, but the junction of the rocks not 

 visible. Go along a level piece. Ramgunga close, villages Dandree and 

 Kala Khan, latter on N. bank of river, gradually ascend, latterly 

 more steep, below greywacke slate covered with numerous round 

 boulders, similar. 



Specimens. 



4th Jan.— No. 206, (l)f 1858. Sandstone passing into grey- 

 wacke to Jumera and Sankra. 



No. 207, (2) 1859. Argillaceous sandstone, bluish grey. 



No. 208, (3) 1860. Olive ditto, fine schistose greywacke slate. 



No. 209, (4) 1861. A greywacke— -all the same place. 



No. 110, (5) 1862. Sandstone below the preceding. 



No. Ill, (6) 1863. ) Greywacke slate, fine olive sandstone in con- 

 No. 112, (7) 1864. J tact almost. 



No. U2i, (8) 1864J. Red earth, white ant hill. 



6th Jan.— No. 1 13, (1) 1865. Same as No. 2. 



Numbers in anticipation of the Journal. 



No. 114, (2) 1866. Quartz rock, contains chlorite and talc. 



No. 115, (3) 1867. The red and green earthy rock. 



* Here Capt. Herbert re-enters Kumaon Proper. 



f The middle Nos. are merely those of the day.— J. H. B. 



