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February Vlth. — Tassyassy, which is also called Tassangsee, is a 

 small place apparently consisting of one large house, belonging to the 

 Soobah, and some religious edifices, the other houses belonging to it 

 are scattered about among the adjoining cultivation. The Soobah 

 we have just learnt is absent at Tongsa, so we have no opportunity 

 of comparing his rank with that of the Tassgong man. His house is 

 however, much larger ; it is situated on a promontory formed by the 

 debouching of a considerable sized torrent into the Koollong. The 

 bridge is at the foot of this hill, which is about 400 feet high : the 

 house is accessible to the north and west only. Half-way up a high 

 hill to the north-west is a fort ! and between the foot of this hill 

 and the Rajah's house there is a wall with a tower at the north- 

 west end, and a house at the south-east. In the afternoon the 

 weather threatened snow, but it ended in very slight rain. 



February IWi. — Thermometer at 7 a. m. 33°: at 9 p. m. 31° : cloudy. 

 Observed Conyza nivea, Composita penduliflora, Agrimonia, Stcmodia 

 grandiflora, a species of Alopecurus in inundated rice fields, Fragaria, 

 in the wood, Arenaria, Gymnostomum on the terraces. An Arabis in 

 cornfields with a Viola, probably V. patrinia, Gaultheria deflexa and 

 Gerardia of Churra. The fir woods are comparatively bare of mosses 

 and lichens. Shot an Alauda, a Fringilla, and a curious climber with 

 the tail of a woodpecker, at least so far as regards the pointing of the 

 feathers, plumage of Yunx, and beak of Certhia. 

 Fine cypresses were seen opposite Tassangsee. 

 February \4th. — Left Tassangsee, diverging from the Koollong at 

 that place, and following the nullah, which falls into that river below 

 the Soobah's house. The march was a generally, continued, gradual 

 ascent ; we crossed two considerable streams by means of rude 

 wooden bridges, and the whole march was a wet splashy one, owing 

 to the abundance of water. Snow became plentiful towards the 

 latter end. The direction was west, the distance about seven miles. 

 We passed two or three deserted villages. 



We commenced ascending through woods of stunted oaks, Rhodo- 

 dendrons, Gaultheria arborea. The chief under- shrubs being Daphne 

 papyracae, Gaultheria fruticosa, Primula Stuartii, Lycopodium of 

 Surureem, Thibaudia myrtifolia continue, the Alnus of Beesa occurred 

 plentifully along the bed of the nullah. Spiraea decomposita, Vale- 

 riana simplicifolia, Conaria, Scabiosa, Fragaria, Potentilla, Geranium, 

 Artemisia major, Spiraea bella, Hedera, Viburnum caerulescens, Q. 

 robur, Crawfurdia speciosa also occurred. 



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