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fragments of rock were lying in every direction, which seemed to 

 have fallen from a crag at a tremendous height above, down a slope 

 of pounded rubble, along which, though not very steep, they must 

 have rushed with tremendous force, as appeared by the thick branches 

 of a tree which had been recently broken, and the effects of their 

 collision with other rocks lying near the road. The situation of 

 Rarung is pretty; and the stupendous Raldong appears almost to 

 overhang it. 



29th. Jungee — 5 coss. We had breakfast at the village of Ukpa, 

 about two coss, near a heap of stones of an oblong form, four or five 

 yards long, four feet high, and three broad ; the top stones of which 

 were carved with characters somewhat resembling Sanscrit, inscribed 

 by the Lamas : there was also a flat stone at each end, much carved. 

 The words are, I believe, the name of the deity. We met two more of 

 these before reaching Jungee, and there are several round the village ; 

 they are to propitiate the deity, and travellers walk along them up or 

 down, according to the direction they are going, to insure a safe 

 journey. We met on the road two flocks of sheep carrying burdens, 

 one going down to Rampoor with wool, and the other coming from 

 thence with flour, each sheep carries four batties, or 8 seers. Some 

 will carry as much as 10 or 12 seers. Nearly opposite to this place 

 is a very large and beautiful village, called Ginnum ; we heard there 

 were several Lamas here ; hitherto we have only seen in the temples 

 men called Poojerees, of the Kunnayut caste, who perform the 

 ceremonies. This afternoon was rainy and uncomfortable. 



30th. Jungee. The morning was cloudy : we descended close to the 

 Sutledge, and on its bank above passed over an immense mass of snow, 

 which must have fallen from above, though not at any distance. Here 

 it began to rain, and my attendant informed me that there was some 

 danger of stones falling, a piece of information which, had it been given 

 the night before, might have prevented the dreadful accident which 

 occurred afterwards. A little further on, a stream called the Chungtee, 

 falls into the Sutledge. Over the former we crossed by a plank, and 

 found our breakfast things on its edge. We were obliged to pitch a 

 paul (small tent), on account of the rain which still continued to fall 

 slightly, and we were too much occupied in sheltering ourselves and 

 satisfying our hunger, to observe our dangerous situation under two 



