498 A JOURNEY TO LAKE 



sner ground near the village, at 4 h 55'. Wind high and feme rain. 

 The crops of Phdphsr Buck wheat are very good. Thefe with the 

 Awa-j&u are nearly ripe* Barberries are affording a fecond crop. 

 The Shikari, who received from us two rupees on the banks of the 

 Chang-lu for killing a Bard was engaged at Gamfali watch, ng the 

 crops, and faid he was debarred ufing his gun by the Seydnas until the 

 crops were got in, as faow would certainly follow the explofion. We 

 refpecled their prejudices, and did not go out, although the black 

 partridge tempted us to do fo in purfuit of them by their frequent calls. 



September 9th. — Thermometer 50"". Marched at 11. The vil- 

 lagers of Pharkiah made much hesitation in taking up our loads, not- 

 withftanding the Gorkhali havildar threatened them with a fine, and 

 offered a dedudion of two rupees from their payment of revenue. 

 At length they agreed, and a party fet off. At 4900 paces crdfs the San- 

 kha, over the Bauli'dX the place where a wall is built with a door in it for 

 the purpofe ©f preventing the goats und fheep laden with fait and wool, 

 coming from the Undes or northernmoft part of Butdn, fpringing into 

 the river. Whilft taking a little reft upon a ftone I heard the call oiCka- 

 kors on fome rocks of great height,, to which I gained aecefs by a fteep, 

 long and difficult route, Whilft clambering up s I had very nearly 

 placed my hands upon a brown make which had got half its body into 

 a hole, before I was able to ftrike it. I fucceeded in getting three Cha- 

 kors, one of which was of great fize, and had large double fpurs, one 

 above the other on each leg. At 4 11 35' reached Maldri, having come 

 5740 paces. The crops of Millet, Phdphar and Awajou look well. The 

 bed of ice, which filled the bed of the Maldri river, has difappeared, 

 but the tops of the high mountains to the eaftare covered with fnow. 



September ioth.~ Thermometer 54 , Rained till 11. Halted ©js 



