CHAPTER IX.
PAQE
Leave My wa —Suspension bridge — Landslips —Vegetation — Bees’
nests—Glacial phenomena—Tibetans, clothing, ornaments, amulets,
salutation, children, dogs—Last Limboo village, Taptiatok
—Beautiful scenery—Tibet village of Lelyp—Edgeworthia—
Crab-apple—Chameleon and porcupine—Praying machine—
Abies Brunoniana—European plants—Grand scenery—Arrive
at Wallanchoon—Scenery around—Trees—Tibet houses—Manis
and Mendongs—Tibet household—Food—Tea-soup—Hospitality
—Yaks and Zobo, uses and habits of—Bhoteas—Yak-hair tents
—Guobah of Walloong—Jhatamansi—Obstacles to proceeding—
Climate and weather—Proceed—Rhododendrons, &c.—Lichens
—Poa annua and Shepherd’s purse—Tibet camp—Tuquoroma
— Scenery of pass—Glaciers and snow—Summit—Plants,
woolly, &c. IS®
CHAPTER X.
Return from Wallanchoon pass—Procure a bazaar at village—Dance
of Lamas—Temple and convent—Leave for Eanglaehem pass—
Send part of party back to Dorjiling—Yangma Guola—Drunken
Tibetans—Guobah of Wallanchoon— Camp at foot of Great
Moraine—View from top—Geological speculations—Height of
moraines—Cross dry lake-bed — Glaciers—More moraines—
Terraces—Yangma temples—Jos, books and furniture—Peak of
Nango—Arrive at village—Cultivation—Scenery—Potatos—State
of my provisions—Pass through village—Gigantic boulders—
Terraces—Wild sheep—Lake-beds—Sun’s power—Piles of gravel
and detritus—Glaciers and moraines—Pabuk, elevation of—
Moonlight scene—Return to Yangma—Temperature, &c.—Geological
causes of phenomena in valley—Scenery of valley on
descent . . . ■ • • • • • • ^
CHAPTER XI.
Ascend Nango mountain—Moraines—Vegetation—Honey-combed
surface of snow—Perpetual snow—Top of pass—View—Elevation—
Distance of sound—Plants—Temperature—Scenery—Cliffs
of granite and hurled boulders—Camp—Descent—Pheasants—
Larch—Distribution of Deodar—Kambachen village—Cultivation—
Moraines in valley, distribution of—Picturesque lake-beds,
and their vegetation—Tibetan sheep and goats—Oryptogramma
crispa—Ascent to Choonjerma pass—View of Junnoo—Rocks of
its summit—Misty ocean—Nepal peaks—Top of pass—Temperature,
and observations—Gorgeous sunset—Descent to Yalloong
valley—Lose path—Night scenes—Musk deer . . . . 240
CHAPTER XII.
Yalloong valley—Find Kanglanamo pass closed-—Change route for
the southward—Picrorhiza—Cross Yalloong range—View—
Descent—Yew—Vegetation—Misty weather—Tonghem village
—Khabang—Tropical vegetation—Sidingbah Mountain—View of
Kinchinjunga—Khabili valley—Ghorkha Havildar’s bad conduct
—Ascend Singalelah—Plague of ticks—Short commons—Cross
Islumbo pass—Boundary of Sikkim—Kulhait valley—Lingcham
—Reception by Kajee—Hear of Dr. Campbell’s going to meet
Rajah—Views in valleyf|Leave for Teesta river—Tipsy Kajee—
Hospitality—Murwa beer—Temples—Long Mendong—Burning
of dead—Superstitions—Cross Great Rungeet—Purchase of a
dog —Marshes —Lamas — Dismiss Ghorkhas —Bhotea house—
Murwa beer . . . . . . . . . . 258
CHAPTER XIII.
Raklang pass—Uses of nettles—Edible plants—Lepcha war—Do-
mani stone—Neongong—Teesta valley—Pony, saddle, &c.—Meet
Campbell—Vegetation and scenery—Presents—Visit of Dewan—
Characters of Rajah and Dewan—Accounts of Tibet—Lhassa—
Siling—Tricks of Dewan—Walk up Teesta—Audience of Rajah
—Lamas—Kajees—Tchebu Lama, his character and position—■
Effects of interview—Heir-apparent—Dewan’s house—Guitar—
Tibet officers—Gigantic trees—Neongong lake—Mainom, ascent
of—Vegetation—Camp on snow—View from top—Kinchin, &c.
—Vapours—Sunset effect—Temperature, &c.—Lamas of Neong
o n g—Temples—Religious festival—Bamboo, flowering—Recross
pass of Raklang—Numerous temples, villages, &c.—Domestic
animals—Descent to Great Rungeet . . . | . 2 7 6