st the streams
draining these, it dies away towards evening, generally. It is cold in
the extreme, and must check vegetation extremely. Syras, common here, as
at Bhoomlungtung.

The ridge above this which is crossed coming from Bhoomlungtung, is 9,947
feet high, yet no snow was on the ground. The contrast between it and
Pemee in regard to snow and vegetation is remarkable; there the woods
were thick, luxuriant, and varied, here nothing is to be seen but Abies
pendula. I consider this a proof that A. pendula is a native of places
below much snow, and that where snow abounds, it will not be found to
extend above 8,000 feet. The dwarf bamboo of Sanah is common here,
covering large patches of ground, Lamium of Bulphai in the vicinity of
temples, and enclosing pagodas. The people here evince great skill in
figures, but none in architecture.

The Soobah's house, a castellated heterogeneous mansion, spread over much
ground, the defences on one side reaching nearly to the level of the
valley. The Kumpa dogs are fierce and handsome, with the bark of a
mastiff, they are not apparently deterred by threats, but rather the
contrary. A woman with dropsy, wrapped in filthy clothes, presented
herself and evinced great anxiety to have her pulse felt, but the dirt of
her clothes was such, that I made excuses.

Manure for the land consists of pine leaves, etc. mixed with cow-dung.
The cattle are well littered; and grass is here of rather better
description: all cattle are however in wretched condition
notwithstanding, and the cows give very little milk. The houses of the
poorer orders, are unornamented, but those of the better classes are
always ornamented with a belt of red ochre outside. There are no large
boulders in the river here, although it runs with violence. This is
owing to the softness or tenacity of the rocks.

_March 4th_.--Our march commenced with a steep ascent up the ridge,
forming the west boundary of the valley, surmounting this we proceeded on
for some distance at about the same level, and thence descended rapidly
to a nullah. We then ascended slightly, and subsequently descended to
the valley, in which the village Jaisa is situated. The distance was
nine miles; the march was pretty, almost entirely through fir woods,
three villages were visible in a valley to the left, which is in fact the
termination of the Jaisa one, but beyond the valleys no cultivation
whatever was visible.

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