, and the descent became rapid. I continued onward, until it was
quite dark, and finding it impossible to proceed, and meeting with no
signs of B. and P., I determined on returning. I reached the coolies
about eight, covered with mud, the path in the wood being very difficult
and excessively slippery. I had nothing but broken crusts to eat; I
procured some sherry however, and my bedding being up, I was glad to take
shelter for the night under the trees. Next morning on overtaking P. and
B., I found that they had remained all night in the wood without any
thing to eat, and without bedding, and that no habitation was near. We
reached the village about 9.5 on the 16th, fatigued and dispirited.
Nothing was at hand, and we had no meal until 5 P.M. except some tea, and
an egg or two.

Many of the coolies came up late on the 16th, and some have not yet
arrived (17th.) The distance was fifteen miles, to the halting place
about twelve. The amount of ascent about 4,500 feet, and descent 6,100
feet, the road being difficult and very slippery: snow was heavy
throughout, and the elevations between 9 and 12,400 feet; icicles were
frequent. The trees were all covered with frost, and the aspect was
wintry in the extreme; luckily there was no wind, and no snow fell. The
summit of the ridge was 12,477 feet high. No views were obtained
throughout the 15th and 16th; the weather being cloudy and very
disagreeable. No bad effects were experienced from the rarefaction of
the air; we all suffered of course from colds owing to exposure at night,
at an elevation of nearly 9,500 feet; the servants bore it tolerably
well.

At Sanah, the altitude of which is 7,983 feet, (Pemb.) I observed Quercus
ilecifolia, on it Neckerae, Anhymenium, Senecio scandens, Rhododendron
arboreum, majus, Juncus effusus, Swertia, Pendulous lichens, Dipsacus,
Artemisia major, Primula Stuartii, Berberis asiatica, Bambusa
microphylla, Lycopodium of Surureem, Orthotrichum!

At 8,000 feet, Smilax ruscoideus, Senecio scandens, woods of oak and
Rhododendrons, the ground and the trees covered with mosses. Gnaphalium,
Daphne papyrif., Mespilus microphyllus! Gaultheria nummularioides, Spiraea
gillenioides, and S. bella, Hypericum, Gnaphalium lanceolatum, trivenum,
Sambucus! but withered, Tetranthera nuda of Bulphai, Abies Brunonis which
is probably a Podocarpus.

At 8,300 feet, Tussilaginoides of Churra, Primula Stuartii common on
swards with Swertiae, etc. as befor