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Amwee is situated on an undulated plain or table land ; the undu- 

 lations are gentle, separated by marshy tracts : no steep ravines occur, 

 the face of the undulations is covered with grasses, among which 

 are seen most of the Churra plants, the sides are covered with fine 

 woods with defined edges, consisting chiefly of oaks, chesnuts and 

 Bucklandia. The aspect of the country is pretty, resembling some 

 woodland scenery in the south of England ; close to Amwee is a fine 

 stream 40 yards wide, this winds through the valley, and on its upper 

 part fine cascades occur. No fish are to be found besides those of 

 Churra. The river is crossed by a stone bridge consisting of pillars 

 of single slabs of large size, one measuring 20 feet in length by from 

 4 to 5 in breadth. The temperature varies from 50 to 68 during the 

 day in an open verandah. Fogs are not so common, nor is the rain 

 so heavy as at Churra. The space being much greater, and the 

 country more level, it would be better as a sanatarium than Churra, 

 besides which, its access is as easy, it being reached in one day from 

 Jynteapore. There is, however, a Toorai about Jynteapore, which is 

 unhealthy. Its altitude is 3,500 feet, or nearly 500 below Churra. 



The vegetation is nearly the same as about Churra, some new 

 Castanese and an Elaeocarpus occur, and Pandanus of large size in 

 the woods. Epiphytical Orchidese abound ; Nepenthes occurs here. 

 Altitude from three observations 3,530 feet : 1st observation 3,439 : 

 2nd 3,597 : 3rd 3,624. 



November \0th. — Joowye : this is north from Amwee, and about 

 8 miles distant. Two vallies have to be descended, one rather steep. 

 The country alters immediately after the 1st ascent, the woods 

 nearly disappearing except in the more favoured spots. Pines soon 

 commence. In the second valley, the stream of which is large, and 

 of which pretty views are to be obtained, the pines reach on the south 

 side to the bank of the stream, on the north scarcely any are to be 

 seen. In the woods about Amwee, Eugenia is very common: no- 

 ticed on the route Lonicera. 



Joowye is the largest village I have seen, it is of great extent but 

 straggling ; near its entrance is a breast- work now nearly complete. 

 The houses are of a better description than those generally met 

 with. They are surrounded by wood, especially fine bamboos, in 

 habit not unlike B. baccifera. They are also surrounded by excel- 

 lent timber palings. The people are different from Khasyas Proper 

 — perhaps they are not so fine a race. Their features approach 

 more to those of Bengallees, particularly the women, who dress their 



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