762 Capt. Herbert's Tour from Ahnorah, fyc. £No. 153. 



us through a small hamlet to Jak, which is near the head of a glen 

 watered by no very large stream. Phulsone is said to be in a north- 

 east direction. Bhutronj in a south-east, latterly the slate more talco- 

 argillaceous. 



9th Jan. — Jak to Doonpot or Doonpo about 3 hours, a steep ascent 

 of about three-quarters of an hour brought us to the ridge, a lateral one, 

 which divides the Jak glen from another belonging to the Ram- 

 gunga valley, in which are situated the villages of Phulson Kot, Ning- 

 ralee Goojaree Gurhee, &c. Bar. at 12.45, 25.23 ; 52, 64, 42. 



Sungoor Gurhee visible. Quartz rock is the prevailing rock, a singular 

 type on this Pass, vide specimen. Descend from Pass and by a wind- 

 ing and moderately uneven path passing through Ningralee, reach the 

 head of the glen at Doonpo Kot to left. Sonkut is near. This glen 

 contains a good deal of level ground, which is divided amongst the 

 several villages. It has rather more length than the Jak one ; nothing 

 but quartz rock with occasional patches of grey wacke slate. 



10^ Jan. — Doonpo to Joshee Khola, about three hours and a 

 quarter, ascent of nearly an hour to Bhertonj Khal (Bhutronj, query ?) 

 Bar. 9, 25.03 44, 37.5, 34.5. (See plate No. III.) 



Nothing but quartz rock more or less argillaceous; the Goojuree 

 peaks remarkable, a high ground; they form North of the Ram- 

 gunga. This is the separating ridge of the two river* valleys, and it 

 is remarkably low ; emanating from it is a much higher one of 

 considerable declivity with little forest, on which are spread the villages 

 of Phulson Kot, &c. Descend to Ranee Bagh two hours nearly, fine 

 mango grove, certainly not 1,000 feet below the Pass. This is the fourth 

 example of mangoes growing extremely near a Barometrical pressure of 

 25° Quartz rock every where, with occasional traces of grey wacke slate, 

 latterly micaceous slate.t Down the glen, beautiful morning, and 



* The river vallies of the Ramgunga and Kosilla. These Goojree or Goojroo 

 Peaks must not be confounded with those of the same name on right bank of the Ram- 

 gunga, situated in Gurhwal. — J. H. B. 



f The pilgrims from Buddrinath and Kedarnath after leaving the high mountains, 

 descend the Ramgunga, until they reach the Pass which separates the Kosilla from 

 that river. From Ranee Bagh on the Kosilla, they follow the river route to Dhikkolee 

 and Chilkeea. These pilgrims do not seem to dread the Terrai climate, for they move 

 down in July and August, the worst months of the year. — J. H. B. 



