Rivers, Gawers anv. JomMNa. ‘HS 
-Molthoseof Lebanon.si Butcthis:Chandan «misealled Cedar)i8 iIndt-even 
faitrees itmay be called a'latrgeicreeper,.growing in:the mannerof buslies, 
ethough it'is very strong, yvand ‘some:of its/armsaresasothick @siaiman’s 
 thigh:—+of ‘this, andvalso of the: great Cedar: € “ac mi of! other 
pines, I willisend specimens, .( 
- Latitude... .-.--. 
Lieutenant Hereertr~=5 observations, by Sextant, © 
-of Meridian Altitude, Pole Star, and 6 MINOTIS, » » » 30 56 37.5 
My observations, reflecting circle, reversed faces, M. 
Alt. Boles eer as cabee eset way nee nate coalrpetiy re) 0 32.5 
T5 ; Meany. or epiiielersiys 30 56 34 5 
as 
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others, I taste Parton: 
The strata of rock, (where exposed), near the summits of the grand 
snowy peaks, was very nearly horizontal,’ ‘as I observed it to be, last year, 
at the summits of the peaks above the Setle} ; though. in lower parts of 
. the Hima laya, it 1s generally : seen deeply declined, as observed between — 
Dangul and Sookie, as well as at J umnotri, &c. 
THE palaye of the high rocks on the four Saints, appeared:to be of a 
light yellow mixed with brown, or black. There being a small piece of 
level ground here, a primary base was measured on its longest extents it 
was 319 feet; with it'a lonper base’ of 667.2'feet was obtained, favorably 
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