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From BaretM, our path lay along this fine valley, pleafant and eaf^ i 

 iriver runs chiefly on the eailcrn (idc to the debouc!i of the Namn 

 Gdd'k, a pretty copious flreara, frooi ocar Marma-ci^Dhar, At this 

 poiat, two oppofite Lhdrs approach and interrupt the range of the val- 

 ley, which, however, continues to the fouth eaflward, till fhut out by 

 intervening points from the view, though lefs level and fcnile than, 

 that we have paffcd throiaghe. 



At this point, we left the Bkdgirafhi entirely crofling the Nagun vmI* 

 Idh.dinAzictndiin^ Jaudagang-ci-D'hdr : on the face of this hill, we- 

 found many trees of the Tejput, {Laurus Cajfia,) the flavour of which 

 WIS very good and powerful ; it is the fame with that tr.ee, the leaves and 

 ikin of the roots of v^hich forms an article of trade,, from Nepal and the 

 lower parts of the hills with the lower provinces, and mentioned by 

 Colonel K I RKPA TRICK : it was perfefUy wild and , feemed, tolerably ~ 

 abundant. Our afcent continued, chiefly through wood, occafionaliy 

 along a bare hill fide, and now and then along rice cultivation near fmyiU 

 water courfes paOiaar federal villages, and freqoi^intly very fteep and 

 painful till we vQachcd CoeJfu.:ci-D''hdr continuous, from the weft ward I 

 with Marma., and fully 4^ miles, frona, the place wkere wc left the rivcfj 

 we reckon i [torn. Jo| to 1 1 from Pet(ird» The whole road was weario •• 

 fome and irregular^ and this gorge is very highly elevated, the wood^ 

 towards the top, be (ides, the common fir, conh lis chiefly of the long 

 leaved Oik, and a fpecies of rhododendron, frequendy mentioned be- 

 fore,, a, very extenli/e view is commanded from hence, but not a peak 

 of the fnowy range was vifiblei deep aad dark. clouds relied on theaia.. 



FaoM this go'-^e a fleep dfefcent commenced, at nrH through deep^ 

 red foapy foil, and then in the bed of a flream called S^7-a (?r?^7i, 

 which rifes in the pa,P. We pafTed along To aie fcanty rice culivario??, 

 end ihciagh ths mifcrabk ruioed yiilage of jH^cr<?ri3j ajid reached, tha£ 



