d houses
occur.

Cattle furnished with litters of leaves; a curious low was heard, like
that of an elephant.

Booteas work their own cotton, much of which is cultivated along the
rivers at low elevations.

Higher land, certainly 11 to 12,000 feet high, was visible to the north
side: on this a good deal of snow was visible.

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_February 8th_.--Towards the morning it commenced to rain; snow has
fallen on both sides the Koollong: it has fallen on the road we came by
yesterday, and on the hills above to within 200 feet of us, or in some
places to the level of this. Exemption in favour of this place is to be
attributed to local causes. The trees in the neighbourhood are
completely covered with it, and it is said to have fallen here twice
during the night,

The Bootea houses are ill calculated for rain, they leak all around as
indeed might be expected, from the nature of the roofs, which consist of
boards, kept _in situ_ by stones. It would be curious to ascertain the
temperature under which snow does not fall, and if possible the
temperature here and among the snow. In the morning, sleet with a few
flakes of snow fell also, but only occasionally.

Snow continued to fall throughout the day, and steadily too: it commenced
slightly: as the cold increased it ceased to melt on reaching the ground,
and at length all around was a sheet of white. The variations of the
thermometer were considerable and frequent, the wind blowing pretty
steadily from the south-east.

At 10 A.M. 37 degrees Snow commencing.
At 10.5 A.M. 36 degrees South-east wind.
At 10.75 A.M.40 degrees Wind from the north, snow rather heavy.
At 11.75 A.M.37 degrees South-east.
At 12 Noon 35 degrees ditto.
At 12.5 P.M. 36 degrees ditto.
At 2.5 P.M. 37 degrees ditto.
At 4 P.M. 39 degrees ditto.
At 6 P.M. 37 degrees ditto.
At 9 P.M. 38 degrees ditto.

Fine moonlight night. View to the north beautiful; every thing silvered
with snow; the deep and black ravine of the Koollong is particularly
conspicuous, and on some cultivated spots the pendulous cypress with its
sombre head and branches covered with snow, was also remarkable,
altogether a beautiful scene. Larch-like firs were visible 500 feet over
the road leading to this from Khumna.

_February 9th_.--Fine sunny morning: thermometer at 7 A.M. 35 degrees:
at 8 A.M. 42 degrees. Hills around covered with