22 Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. [Jan. 



Mount Everest. None of the peaks yet measured in the Kiinlun 

 exceed 22,000 ft. The highest peak of the Andes is Aconcagua 

 23,004 ft. The highest of the Alps are Mont Blanc, 15,784 ft. and 

 Monte Rosa 15,223 ft. 



The lakes and springs in the Himalaya were next discussed and 

 compared with those of the Andes ; the lakes of the Himalaya were 

 shewn to be of no great size, but to range up to 16,620. 



The snows of the Himalaya have been known to extend in winter 

 down to 2,500 ft , but the average limit may be placed at about 5,000 

 ft. The summer snow-line is lower on the southern than the north- 

 ern flank of the range, as was first pointed out by Webb and Moor- 

 croft ; being 16,200 ft. for the former, and 17,400 ft. for the latter. 

 This anomaly is attributed to the greater dampness of the atmosphere 

 to the south of the range. 



The greatest height visited by the brothers Schlagintweit is, as 

 measured by them, 22,239 ft., but Mr. Grlaisher has ascended in a 

 balloon to a height of at least 30,000 ft., at which he became unable to 

 take further observations, and it is believed that he rose as high as 

 36,960 ft. This is the greatest elevation ever reached by man. 



On the Himalaya, trees extend up to 11,800 ft. and extensive forests 

 occur a little below this height ; grain is cultivated up to the same 

 maximum elevation. Shrubs extend up to 15,200 ft. or nearly the 

 height of Mont Blanc, and in the Karakorum up to 16,419 ft. Mon- 

 keys range up to beyond 11,000 ft. and Tigers to the same height in 

 the Himalaya. Neither of these are met with, however, in Western 

 Thibet. Leopards occur at 13,000 and 14,000 ft. and jackals between 

 16,000 and 17,000 ft. Dogs accompany the Thibetan shepherds up to 

 IS, 000 ft. The ranges of some of the lower animals were also noticed. 

 Doves appear to range higher than any other birds. 



