g 7 § A JOURNEY TO LAKE 



Wheat was nearly ready to cat ? and lands under the plough. The 

 ears of the wheat particularly long and bearded. 



About a cos before we reached the ground for encampment we. 

 met our carriers returning, who faid that they had executed their 

 feafkj but had received neither victuals nor money. It appears to 

 Hie that the Chaudri of Jojhi Mat% who received our advances 

 and undertook to fupply the people, will keep the whole money 

 for his own ufe and prefs the unfortunate villagers to carry our bag- 

 gage. 



Some mountains near us, whofe tops were covered with fnow 

 when we firfl came, were in the evening nearly bare. 



At half pad eleven reached the town of Baragaon; and not finding 

 good Ihade went on higher, above three quarters of a mile, without beino- 

 jmuch more fuccefsful. 



The cultivated lands, in the middle of which is the village of 

 Baragaon, run half way up the hill, where the forefl region begins 

 with fmall trees, becoming thicker and higher as it ascends; and 

 the very fummit is fringed with pines and the majeftic and f]n@ 

 overtopping cedar.* 



27 th.— In the afternoon the Negi came to fay that on the following 

 morning, he would have people to take our baggage to Tapoban, 3 

 village about three cos diftant, from whence we mould proceed on- 

 wards the following day. 



*_ Piuus Deodar and Longifolia.' 



