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Several springs, and one slightly impregnated with iron. 
In addition to the plants of yesterday, found the coriandrum test! - 
culatum, inula montana, and rhododendron magnum. 
At Chepta met with a few turnips, one maple tree, wormwood, 
goose-grass (galium aparinae), and many other European weeds; the 
first walnut tree we had seen. 
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Chepta lies high, and not above six miles from the mountain of 
Lomyla, now covered with snow. The wind from that quarter S. E. 
made it cold and chilly, and sunk the thermometer at mid-day to 5 7°. 
Here are some fields of wheat and barley not yet ripe. 
May 2,9. Hoad to Pagha h . Soon after leaving Chepta found a mi¬ 
neral well, which, on a chemical examination, gave marks of a strong 
impregnation from iron. I traced it to its source, where the thermo¬ 
meter, on being immersed, fell from 68° to 56°. 
A little before we reached Pagha, met with some limestone, and a 
bed of chalk, which, near the surface, contained a great proportion of 
sand, but some feet under, was much purer. 
The forests of firs of an inferior growth, several ash trees, dog-rose, 
and bramble 
May 30, 31, ancl June 1 . The road from hence toTassesudong pre¬ 
sents us with little that we have not met with; fewer strawberries, and 
no raspberries; some very good orchards of peaches, apricots, apples, 
and pears. The fruit formed, and will be ripe in August and September. 
Met with two sorts of cranberry, one very good. Saw the fragaria 
sterilis and a few poppies. At Wanakha k found a few turnips, shallots-., 
h Pauga. ‘Tassisudone k Wangoka- 
