1844.] Copt Herbert's Tour from Almorah, fyc. 763 



tolerable road with rather picturesque scenery. Descend to the Peepul 

 Punt glen and ascend to Joshee Khola, a small village. Turket is the 

 other side of the high range that rises to S. E., which only separates 

 two feeders of the Kosillah river. 



18th Jaw.— Joshee Khola to Dharee, 4 hours, about twelve miles. 

 Descent passing by a village to river bed 40 minutes. The road 

 then lies in the river bed, which for four miles presents a well cul- 

 tivated and widish valley; a stony piece then intervenes for a few 

 hundred yards, and then there is again an expanded bed, which con- 

 tinues with more or less interruption to a spot on the left bank, oppo- 

 site to which commences the ascent to Dharee of about 30 minutes. 



4h. 45m. Bar. 26.495,60. 53.5, 44.5. Rocks, quartz rock at starting 

 in bed of river, also with grey wacke slate, which was I think oscillat- 

 ing towards micaceous schist, a bed of limestone observed at two 

 places, most likely the same. It appeared as if a certain degree of 

 transition took place, for the schist was more or less impregnated with 

 lime according to its proximity to the limestone. The latter at first 

 sight appeared part of the other rock, so little was there to remark in 

 any thing like derangement or nonconformity of the strata. It was 

 only by the hammer (and color) that the actual difference of the stra- 

 ta was to be detected. The limestone contained iron pyrites and 

 veins of white carbonate. It strikes me, that valuable slabs might be 

 found here. 



The whole of the Ghagur* range, which here flanks the Kosillah, up 

 is covered with the snow. There is a great change in the weather, 

 which has in fact become inclement. A dreadful wind reigned the 

 whole day ; in the morning it was cutting. 



12th Jan.— Thermometer 36° 5' a little after sunrise. Dharee to 

 Keoonsal 2 hours. Descend to bed of Kosillah and proceed along to 

 Bhojhan at confluence of Koojgyra. Mujhera close to left bank of river. 

 At Bhojhan leave the river and go up the Koojgyra. Latterly ascend 

 to Keoonsal, rather steep. 



Quartz rock at starting, a curious type (see specimen,) continued 

 some distance. In the bed of the river observed fragments of the curi- 

 ous rocks formerly found near Mujhera. One single specimen of 



• This is that portion of the magnificent Gaghur range in which Nynee Tal is 

 embosomed.— J. H. B. 



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