JOURNAL 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY. 



SUPPLEMENTARY NUMBER FOR JUNE, 1848. 



THE TURAEE AND OUTER MOUNTAINS OF KUMAOON, 



By Major Madden, Bengal Artillery. 



(Concluded from page 450.) 



lltk March. — To Kulounia, called 8 coss, about 12 miles, which, 

 with the intensity of the heat, direct and reflected from the mountains, 

 at the very foot of which lies the rough and circuitous pathway, 

 greatly fatigued the coolees. The following stations occur £ Gurjoo 

 Goth, 2 coss : Belpanee, 1 : Sukar Kholee, 1 : (both these' are just 

 deserted :) Dogaree, 1 : Deolagar, 2 : Kulounia, 1 coss. — These are 

 generally at the exit of a stream from the mountains ; placed aiwidst the 

 most lovely scenery ; the mountains of every height and fornV?overed 

 with forests of every tint, green, red, and yellow. To the right of the 

 path stretch to the south several prairies of tall grass, where the guides 

 were in no small fear of encountering the elephants, which are infinite- 

 ly more dangerous in their opinion than the tigers : but neither appear- 

 ed. Between Doogola and Gurjoo, we passed a pretty large, but nearly 

 dry channel, called Kullooah Ghat, about a coss up which is Burgoth : 

 we avoided this, and struck direct through the Sal forest, regaining 

 the path a mile eastward. A little east of Belpanee, the route passes 

 Lybur Mundee, whence there is a hackery route to Bireea Mujhoula ; 

 it lies on the north bank of the Kaminee river, which here leaves the 

 mountains with a brisk current. The Mundee enjoys a considerable 

 traffic in timber, bamboos, and hill products. The Kaminee flows 

 on the right hand down to Dogaree, " tVe two streams;" this is the 



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