572 Miscellaneous. [Nov. 



A. H. 1876 V. (A. D. 1819).— Budun, Huzdree— (Kardar.)— Failed 

 in his accounts. Confined and removed. 



A. H. 1878 V. (A. D. 1821).— Dewan Sawun Mull— (Nazim.)— 

 Ruled well from the day of his appointment. Was shot by a robber in 

 the month Kartik 1901, and was succeeded by his son Deewan Moolraj. 



A. H. 1901 V. (A. D. 1844) Dewan Moolraj— (Nazim.) 



Miscellaneous. 



Extract of a letter from Dr. Campbell, to the Hon'ble the Presi- 

 dent, Asiatic Society. 



I am sure that the members of the Asiatic Society will be greatly 

 interested to learn something of the travels and proceedings in the 

 Eastern Himalaya of our distinguished Honorary Member Dr. J. D. 

 Hooker. 



He started from Darjeeling on the 27th of last month, fully equipped 

 and attended, for a trip to the Kanglachema pass of the snowy range : 

 and with the purpose of returning by the western shoulder of Kun- 

 chinginga and Jongei to Darjeeling. 



Circumstances prevented his commencing his journey through Sikim, 

 the direct route. He was therefore very fortunate in being able to go 

 through the Nipal territory, and is now journeying in a portion of that 

 kingdom which has never before been trodden by any European tra- 

 veller. * 



For the first week he was subjected to much annoyance from the 

 quarrels and desertions of his Bhotia coolies, and other numerous mis- 

 haps inseparable from new venturers in new lands ; but a light heart 

 and enthusiastic spirit are matches for all the ills that travelling flesh is 

 heir to, and so it has been with him. On the 4th, but after making 

 seven journeys of a distance that might have been got over in 3, but for 

 the above disasters, he was on the top of Nangbi — say 14 miles W. of 

 Darjeeling, at an elevation of 10,000 feet above the sea, and the tem- 

 perature at daylight down to 21° of Faht. This was a trial for his 

 followers, which the lightly-clothed and chicken-hearted portion of them 

 could not stand against : and after relieving him of some of his stores 

 about a dozen of them left him to his fate without their assistance. 



