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



strata enabled me to determine the dip S. E., inclination about 10°. 

 Quartz rock remarkable for the numerous parallel fissures in various 

 directions. Latterly greywacke slate, but no good examples. 4 Bar. 

 26.32, 60, 56.5, 48.5. 



I3tk Dec, — Keoonsal to Munnour 3 hours. Ascend ridge which over- 

 looks the valley of the Suronta ; descend obliquely to Kaggur Ghat, 

 which is at the confluence of that stream with the Kosillah. A village, 

 Nowgaon, a good deal of level ground here. The terrace apparently 

 composed chiefly of granite boulders ; cross the Kosillah, an easy wind- 

 ing ascent to Munnour, a small village. There is a curious arrange- 

 ment here, a small peak is on the banks of the Kosillah, and round it 

 is a valley, so that it appears isolated. I think the river must have once 

 run there, and afterwards changed its course. 



The transition from greywacke schist to micaceous schist becomes 

 perfect I think in this march. The micaceous schist appears to dip N. 

 W. 30° near Kaggur Ghat, at an inclination of 15°. 



As the weather threatened change, went on in the evening to Chipila 

 or Sipla 2 hours, micaceous schist. The strata dipping N. as near as 

 could be determined on. 



14th Jan. — Sipla to Almorah* 3 hours; easy descent to confluence 

 of Sowal and Kosillah. Mica slate everywhere, strata dip here N. E. 

 Bar. 9 a. m. 26.657, 52, 35, 33. 



Easy ascent to Almora, giness or granite nearly the whole way. 

 In the evening tried the temperature in 8 feet hole, air 52°. It was 

 found 54.3, weather threatening snow. 



* Almorah is situated on the ridge which separates the Kosilla from the Suwol river. 

 It is only on one side (the NNE.) that Almora can be reached or left without having 

 to cross a suspension bridge over one or other of these rivers.— J. H. B. 



Note.— It would appear that Capt. Herbert's specimens of this trip end with the 

 mica slate and greywacke series of the Sowal and Kosilla, found up to the bridge over 

 the former river, from which the Almorah ascent commences, and the gneiss and gra- 

 nite appear. No. 1883£ being the closing number. 



The M.S. Vol. from which this Journal has been copied, contains a diary from 14th 

 January to 7th February, recounting nothing but dismal rainy weather, and ending with 

 a fine fall of snow, and then fine weather.— J. H. B. 



