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level. About a mile beyond Akook, it is narrow for some distance, 

 with thick reed jungle on both sides ; after getting out this, it began to 

 improve, and as we neared Lakotee, it became wide and open. 



Lakotee is a very extensive village, with good wide roads about it in 

 every direction. Its height, taken by a mountain thermometer, was 

 found to be nearly 4,000 feet, the greatest height reached in our tour. 

 We remained here for two days, during which I met the Chiefs of Lako- 

 tee, Jangpang, Burgaon, Malusee, Lougjang, and Koreegaon. 



We left our camp on the morning of the 20th at 7-15, and reached 

 the end of Lakotee at 8, Koreegaon at 10, Saneegaon at 11, and our 

 encamping ground under Misangaon at noon. With the exception of 

 one narrow precipitous path, about a mile from Koreegaon, the road 

 between it and Lakotee is good ; it is wide and good from Koreegaon 

 to Saneegaon, which are both villages of considerable size. After leav- 

 ing Saneegaon, the road continues good for some distance, it then goes 

 down a steep narrow path, and rises gradually to Misangaon. The 

 latter part of the road had been cleared, or it would have been very bad. 



Saneegaon is stockaded, but not very strongly, and there are no 

 ditches ; it is the first stockade we met with after leaving Mikilaee, and 

 this is said to have been put up in consequence of a misunderstanding 

 with Lakotee, which has been adjusted. We met with no other stock- 

 ades to the westward, except one recently made at Nowgong, in conse- 

 quence of an incursion said to have been made on them by some of 

 the Abor tribes, who live between the Bagtee and Dyang, and which 

 will be noticed hereafter. 



Our march on the 2 1 st was very long and fatiguing, and leaving our 

 camp at 8 a. m. we proceeded down a steep, rugged descent, and at 

 9-20, reached the Bagtee, a fine stream which falls into the Dyang. 

 Shortly after leaving the Bagtee we came upon one of its feeders, called 

 Kinnedea, and waded up its bed till 11-30. We then passed over 

 some narrow, steep, slippery ridges, till 1 p. m. when we crossed a 

 stream, called the Sufedee, and after ascending for an hour reached 

 Bhedaree ; passing through this village, we again descended to the 

 Sufedee, and encamped on it, between Bhedaree and Kaboong. A 

 portion of the coolies did not get up till next morning, and this, and 

 bad weather, obliged us to halt on the 2 2d, on which day I received 

 visits from the Chiefs of Bhedaree, Kaboong, Durria and Tilleegaon. 





