, the
tracts are frequent, and they are sometimes shot here by the natives.

_Vegetable Products_.--The jungles afford several kinds of bamboo, some
of which are of value; generally speaking the trees are not large, with
the exception of a gigantic Dipterocarpus, wood-oil or dammar tree; of
this particular tree I have seen specimens measuring 100 feet from the
base to the first branch. The wood is of no value, nor have I seen any
use made in Assam of the resinous secretion, which is in great vogue on
the Tenasserim Coast for the construction of torches, etc.

II. FROM BEESA LACOOM TO NAMTUSSEEK.

COUNTRY TRAVERSED FORMING PARTS OF THE NAGA RANGE OF HILLS, AND OF THE
SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE VALLEY OF ASSAM: THE NORTHERN SIDE IS SUBJECT TO
BRITISH, THE SOUTHERN TO BURMESE CONTROL.

1st. STAGE.--_Halting place_ in the jungle, at an elevation of 770 feet
above the sea. Direction SSE. Distance 12 miles, course over low hills
covered with dense jungle.

2nd. _Darap Panee_.--Altitude 1029 feet. Direction SSE. Distance 12
miles, passed over some difficult places; crossed the Darap twice before
we reached the halting place, course through very heavy jungle, except on
the summits of the higher hills, which are tolerably open.

3rd. _Namtusseek_, {118} or Tusseek Panee, altitude 1413 feet. Direction
SSE. Distance 12 miles, country more open: summit of the hills covered
with grass and scattered trees. The highest hill surmounted was
certainly 1000 feet above our halting place.

4th. Namtusseek, or Tusseek Panee, altitude (not observed). Direction
SSE. Distance 10 miles, course almost entirely up the bed of the river
over boulders, occasionally skirting the stream through heavy and wet
jungle.

5th. _Yoomsan nullah_, near the foot of the Patkaye. Alt. 3026 feet;
direction SSE. Distance 4 miles. Course for a short time along the bed
of the Namtusseek, until we crossed a small stream, the Tukkakha: then
ascended a mountain, about 3500 feet high; on reaching the summit we
descended until we reached the halting place.

6th. _Nam-maroan_, or Maroan-kha. {119a} Alt. 2500 feet. Direction
ESE. Distance 15 miles. Ascended until we reached the summit of the
Patkaye; the ascent was in some places very steep, and owing to the
unsettled state of the weather, very difficult. Reached the boundary
nullah, along which we proceeded for some time; we then commenced the
descent, which was steep, and continued so, u