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to Fao'ree, 25th December, 1857, and Almora, 1st January, 1858, in 

 hopes of there getting some information or instructions. 



He remained in Kumaou, making many fruitless inquiries, till 

 the 18th February, and then returned to Paoree 2nd, and Deyra 

 17th March, 1858. 



Finding no news of Adolphe Schlagintweit, he then left the rest 

 of his collections and some broken instruments in the Surveyor's 

 Office, dismissed the rest of his Establishment (Nos. 10 and 11) 

 brought his observations and collections to an end, and returned to 

 his home at Almorah, in April 1858. 



In he wrote for information, about Adolphe Schlagintweit 



to the Chief Commissioner's Office in the Punjab, and the answer of 

 the Secretary, dated Lahore, the 1858, states that they can 



give him none. 



!9 # !#.— Hurkishen left in Gorgha in July, 1857, 

 2 cases of collections, containing 

 with the Eeverend A. W. Heyde, a German Missionary settled at 

 Kyelaug (near Khardong.) 



2nd.— In the Surveyor General's Office at Deyra, in Decem- 

 ber, 1857, 



7 cases of Geological Specimens, viz., 3 Eocks and Fossils. 



2 Earth and Sand. 

 2 Water. 

 1 Ditto Botanical ditto „ Plants. 

 1 „ Zoological „ Birds, 



in all, 9 cases and about a cart load. 



3/yZ.— Instruments 1 Barometer, broken. 



1 Thermometer ditto. 



4th.— Ditto 1 Tent. 



1 Boring-tool. 



1 Hammer. 



5^.-He has got with him at Almorah 



Instruments 1 Barometer, damaged. 



2 Prismatic compasses. 

 1 Pocket ditto. 



1 Strike and dip compass, German, 



