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addrefs, whilft at a run, they avoided the blows of the rolling 

 ftones without turning their heads in the direction of their defcent. In 

 this march we met with much wild Chana* not yet ripe. This might 

 be an acquifition to the mountains of Scotland and Wales, Thermome- 

 ter at night 39°, wind high, 



Augujt 30th. — Snow falling on the adjacent mountains and inlefs 

 quantity on our tents ; thermometer 37 . Had we not croffed the Ghati 

 yefterday, we mould have found it difficult to-day. As the pafturage 

 here was good, and it is a long time fince our cattle have fairly filled 

 their bellies, we halted this day. In the courfe of the morning the 

 Unias in charge of the Wazirs Iheep came up, and dated that they 

 could not bring up our cattle : that at the foot of the dry watercourfe 

 being unwilling to move, and the other very lame. Thermometer at 

 night 4 1°. 



Auguft 31ft. — Thermometer 41 . Water frozen during the night. 

 Froft greateft juft before fun rife. March at eight A. M. At 1280 

 paces arrive at the bed of the Dauli river. The ftream is now much 

 broader and deeper than when we eroded before. The rivulet near 

 which we encamped laft night, falls into the Dauli here, which is about 

 two feet deep and very rapid. The defcent was very rugged and winding 

 amid ft large blocks of (lone : much of the Chand on the both banks of the 

 river, the grains fmaller than that cultivated ; but the plant throws out 

 many pods, much foliage, and appears hardy. — At 3700 paces reach the 

 ground on which we encamped in going; and, finding our cattle much 

 fatigued from the badnefs of the road, abandon our intention of endea- 

 vouring to reach Gotang. When we went to the Undes, .the mountains, 

 by which we are now furrounded, were almod entirely bare ; they are 



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