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BOOT AN. 
Tehintchieu Patchieu. — Noomnoo. — Poes. — JVangoka. — Sijmtoka. 
—Bridge over the Tehintchieu.—Valley of Tassisudon. 
It was seven o’clock when we left Buxadewar; our way led across 
the Peachukom mountain, and it was nine before we reached its 
summit, by a steep and rocky road, some parts of which consisted 
entirely of stairs of stone. We found here a small hut, which seemed 
intended as a resting place for travellers, and we availed our¬ 
selves of the convenience, to look back on the difficulties we had 
passed, in the hope of enjoying an uninterrupted prospect of the low 
country of Bengal. The sun shone, and the atmosphere w r as clear, 
but from the excessive height of the mountain we could see only a 
short distance beyond the woods, that extended from its base, for more 
than ten miles upon the low lands. The woods are intersected by the 
channels of many streams, which in the season of the rains, become 
considerable rivers, and greatly contribute to the magnitude of the 
Berhampooter. 
Every object beyond the wood appeared indistinct, and the horizon 
was lost in haze. In a few minutes our prospect was entirely changed; 
clouds came gliding towards us, and every object was enveloped in a 
thick mist. The air became very chill; a thermometer, carried in the 
pocket, at the foot of the mountain stood at 80°, on the top at 74°, 
but in the shade it fell in ten minutes to 65°. 
While resting on this elevated station, we were cautioned by the 
Booteeas to preserve the profoundest silence, and to beware of the dan¬ 
ger of disturbing the elements, by any sound louder than a whisper. 
