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from 40 to 1 and 2 according to different-needles, and is easterly, by 
which I mean, that the variation must be added to the magnetic azimuth. 
The diurnal small changes in the barometer were perceptible, the 
mercury always falling a little before noon, as in the plains. 
Havins received new thermometers from Calcutta, both long and short, 
I found that they gave the same boiling point, but the Ehepmometer I 
had last year, in Busahir, &c. chewed the boiling point 9 or Qu. below 
the new |ones.—I always suspected the thermometer, but had not then 
a better. It boiled in the Panwei pass in the Kunaur and Busahir 
snowy mountains at 188 at my camp a little above the lower line of snow, 
on the 24th..June last, se that it should have keen 190, or 99 lower than at 
the seaside, Bears abound in the higher mountains, also the Goorul 
or Boorul, an animal between the deer and goat, and the Pheir, 
Jarger animal of the same kinds Dhave presery ved the skin, horns and 
res of the head of one shot near Jumnotri. Near -the villages, where 
snow lays a great part of the year, there are abundance of the 
Monaul. Pheasants and Chakars. In the lower mountains, there are 
black partridges, and tigers, leopards, and bears, I never saw apy 
snakes in the cooler regions. 
Jr was remarked above, that the snew en the great bed was stuck 
as it were with rock and rubbish in such a manner, as that the stones 
and large pieces of rock are supported in the snow, and sink as it sinks; 
as they are at such a distance frem the peaks, as to preclude the idea 
that they could have rolled down to their present places, except their 
