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In conformity with the plans sanctioned by the Honorable Court 

 of Directors, we propose to go down, during the present cold season, 

 to Subulpore, Nagpore, and if possible south of it into the Madras 

 Territory, to examine the Physical Geography and Geology of the 

 interesting Mountain systems of Central India. 



We have the honor to be, &c. 

 (Signed) Adolphe Schlagintweit. 

 „ Robert Schlagintweit. 



Agra, November 2Wh, 1855. 



GENEKAL OUTLINE OF THE EOUTE. 



"We left Calcutta on the 25th of March, and went by Eaneegunge 

 and Gya to Patna. It was originally intended that we should carry 

 on our researches during the summer in the Himalayas of Nepal. 

 But being informed at Patna, by the Eesident, Major Eamsay, of 

 the difficulties which we should find in Nepal, and of the great 

 reluctance of the Nepalese Government to grant us permission to 

 go to any distance from Kathmandu, we thought that the object of 

 our scientific researches would be better advanced by our going 

 during this season further westward to the British Provinces of 

 Kumaon and Gurhwal. 



"We proceeded therefore, in accordance with verbal instructions 

 received beforehand in Calcutta, one of us (Adolphe) by Ghazeepore, 

 the other (Eobert) along the Grand Trunk Eoad to Benares. After 

 staying two days at Benares (from the 5th to the 7th of April) in 

 order to make a set of magnetic observations, we went up, by Alla- 

 habad, Futtehghur and Bareilly to Nynee Tal, in Kumaon, where we 

 arrived on the 15th of April, having been engaged during our 

 journey chiefly with Geological and Meteorological observations. 

 We remained at Nynee Tal and its environs till the 15th and 20th 

 May. We stayed several days at Chunar and at Heriakanta, two 

 isolated mountains in the neighbourhood, which gave us a very good 

 opportunity of making several physical and topographical observa- 

 tions. One of us, (Eobert) left Nynee Tal on the 15th of May, 

 taking the route by Almora, Bagesur and Momespanee to Milum, 

 the highest village in Johar ; the other (Adolphe) went on the 20th 



