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on either side. During the late rule of Rajah Poorunder Sing, the Ooma 

 Nagas surrounded Boora Hymoong, and threatened it with destruction, 

 when the whole village turned out, and the Ooma tribe were defeated 

 with great slaughter, though they are said to have had far superior 

 numbers. 



Diko Hymoong has a feud with the Karee Nagas, but it does not 

 appear that there has been any recent fighting. I endeavoured, but 

 without success, to persuade the Chiefs to go on with me to the next 

 Dwar, where I expected to meet the Karee Chiefs. They agreed, how- 

 ever, to abstain from war, as did also the Karee Chiefs, when I met 

 them a few days afterwards at Kolabaria. 



At Boora Hymoong, I met the Oormoong Chiefs ; they informed me 

 that they had no feuds, and willingly entered into the engagements re- 

 quired of them. We heard here too, that the Sorsoo Chiefs had been at 

 Nowgong in the expectation of meeting me there ; they are said to be 

 a numerous tribe, who cultivate cotton largely. Cotton is cultivated 

 to some extent by all the Nagas in this direction, and to the westward, 

 but we saw scarcely any traces of it in the route we went. 



On the 9 th we marched to Asringiya ; we first descended for about an 

 hour by a narrow, precipitous path, to a stream called the Teeroo, which 

 falls into the Jazee ; after crossing this, we began to ascend, and another 

 hour and a half brought us to Laso, and in as much more, we reached 

 Asringiya ; the road between the two latter villages is good, and toler- 

 ably level. They and Campoongiya, are nearer to the plains than any 

 Naga village we met with. 



At Asringiya, besides the Chiefs of that village, we met those of 

 Laso, Booragoon, Campoongiya and Moon Sing, who all entered into the 

 engagements required of them. 



On the 10th we moved to Kolabaria, which we reached in about 

 2J hours, having passed through the village of Nowgong, about mid- 

 way. For the most part the road is good, with no very steep as- 

 cents or descents ; in some places it is narrow, with heavy reed jungle 

 overhanging it. On our arrival we were told that there was no good 

 water to be had, but after searching for about an hour, we found a very 

 nice stream, and encamped on it in some ground that had been cleared 

 for cultivation. 



