1848.] Addenda et Corrigenda, fyc. 77 



With regard to the heights of the Hemalayan peaks, of the 5 

 given, the two first are Webb's and Herbert's, the 3rd Colebrooke's 

 and the 4th and 5th Waugh's, communicated verbally, the results of 

 his recent operations not having yet been completely worked out. The 

 peak called by me Cholo, Capt. W. supposes to be Chumalari : but the 

 natives say otherwise. Capt. W.'s positions for triangulation* were at 

 85 miles distance. Capt. Herbert justly observes that, unequalled and 

 vast as is the elevation of the Giants of Hemachal, no adequate concep- 

 tion of the vast mountain mass can be formed by merely adverting to 

 them. The best way is to contemplate the whole extent and general 

 elevation of the snowy region spreading over some 1800 to 2000 miles, 

 with a breadth or depth of 20 miles, peaks above 5 miles high, distri- 

 buted throughout its whole extent, and passes similarly extended, yet 

 seldom or never falling below 15,000 feet : and all this though we admit 

 Humboldt's somewhat theoretic negation of the general opinion that 

 Hemachal, and not, as he contends, Kuenlun, is the chain which divides 

 Asia from end to end ! 



Appendix II. — On the physical type of the Tibetans. 



The accompanying profile and full face sketchesf exhibit a faithful 

 and characteristic example of the Tibetan race. The person selected 

 to type his countrymen was Phuchung, a native of Digarchi in Utsang, 

 or Central Tibet. He was a fine young man of 23 years, but rather 

 below than above the average height and bulk. Height 5.6, without 

 shoes. Length of head, 0.9y. Girth of head, Illy. Crown of 

 head to hip, 2.3.|-. Hip to heel, 3.0. Breadth of chest, l.O.O. 

 Shoulder point to shoulder point, i.3|-. Arm and hand, 2.3^. Girth 

 of chest, 2.90. Girth of arm, 0.10. Girth of thigh, 1.6.|. Girth 

 of calf, 1.2^. Length of foot, 0.9f. Length of hand, 0.7. Breadth 

 of hand, 0.4.0. 



A stout good humoured looking lad, fleshy and broad, but scarcely 

 so tall or massive as the majority of his race. Colour, a full clear 

 brunet, fully as dark as the Sub-hemalayans, nay, more so. No red 

 whatever on the full cheeks (January). Hair of head, thick, black, 

 coarse, straight, copious, cropt except near the crown, where it is plaited 



* Tang-lo and Singchal in Sikim, 10 miles apart. 



t These came to hand too late for the present number. They will appear in the next. 



Eds. 



