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the poppy, is yellow (the pod black) ; this is made into a paste with water. Goat's flesh 

 is eaten — but neither that of fowls, hogs, or bullocks. Direction north. 



6th and 7th. Narigaon was also reached in two stages, though it might be made in 

 one with great difficulty. The halting place is a cavern in the hill. Thus far the road is on 

 the banks of a river, sometimes on the bed of it, sometimes on the hill's side; at Narigaon 

 it is left to the south. The village is on a high hill; the direction, during the first day, is 

 north, and, on the second, north-east. 



8th and 9th. Thence in a north-easterly direction, to the bend of the nullah above 

 mentioned, the road passes between two mountains, and the dangers and difficulties are 

 many; it is scarcely three- feet wide, and is ankle deep in mud in many places ; it is made 

 with wood. The stage is not a long one ; but owing to the bad state of the road, it is not 

 possible to advance more than two or three kos a day. 



The direction, on the second day, is first east, and then due north to Mursinggaon, 

 which is situated on the north bank of the Bhuruli river. Many villages are seen to the 

 south ; their food is the same here as above stated, but the rice they use, being brought 

 from Asam, is very dear ; there is very little cultivation. 



10th. Hence two kos, a little north of east, is Dumkiigaon, on a nullah ; and two 

 kos again beyond that, the Deb Raja was found encamped in a garden, on the water's 

 edge. Here and there snow was seen on the mountain, and water flowing from it. 



Tawang is three days' journey from the Deb's encampment, and respectable Tawang 

 people said that Sunea-hath is three days further ; thence there are two roads, one towards 

 Nepal, the other north to Lliassa, underthe Kulita Raja, whichis fifteen days' journey. 

 From Lliassa, in fifteen days, a province of China is reached, either by water or by a 

 land route. The boats used are of leather, on account of the number of rocks met with. 

 At the end of a stage the leather boat is hauled up and dried. By laud, it is requisite 

 to carry provisions for the fifteen days, as the hills are not inhabited. There are on the 

 road elephants, rhinoceroses, tigers, and many other animals. 



Tawang is said to be in the upper part of the Bonash. 



