October 16th.—­7 A.M. 842.5 degrees (sic).  Ascended the Chillong hill, which is among the highest portion of this range, it is said that from this both the plains of Bengal and of Assam may be seen, not because it overtops all the intermediate ground, but because that happens in some places to be rather low; the termination of the 1st elevation above Churra, is seen to be very abrupt, but nothing can be seen beyond the elevated plateau of this part towards the south.  To the east and west the view has the usual appearance—­grassy valleys and hills—­with a great disproportion of jungle.

The summit is gained after an easy march of two hours; the ascent is gradual.  The highest ridge is naked of trees, but to the north the slope is in one portion covered with heavy tree-jungle, in which the underwood is as thick as I have ever seen it:  it consists of an Acanthaceous plant; the forest itself of oaks, chesnuts and Rhododendron arboreum, which last is common on the highest margin.  A few Pines occur, but scarcely above the middle of the hill.  To the north very high ground is visible, as likewise from Myrung, and between this and Chillong is an elevated plateau which appears to me likewise very eligible for the sites of European residences.

But many places about Moleem are so, especially towards Nonkreem; and it is much to be regretted that some situation in this part of the range had not been selected for the site of a sanatarium instead of Churra.  The Rhododendra were covered with mosses and other epiphytes, among which Otochilus occurred.  Bambusae, 2 Fici sp.  Andropogon, Gaylussacia, etc. occur about the wood.  The vegetation of the grassy hills was precisely the same, Aroidea, Erianthus, Tofieldioidea, Parnassia nana potius collina, Sphacelioidea, Osbeckia, Arbutoideae, etc.  I got scarcely a single new plant; the best was a fine large Neckera, sect.  Dendroidea.  The temperature being 70 degrees:  water boiled at 201 degrees, making the altitude 6,167 feet.  No view of any particular beauty was obtained, nor did any thing occur to repay me for the trouble and fatigue of the journey.

About Moleem an Osmundoid is common enough, but not in flower:  the northern forms are Ranunculus, Anemone, Parnassia, Pyrus, Pinus, Viola, Galium, Campanula, Clematis, of which an additional species occurs, Bromoideae, etc. etc., as at Moflong.  I took the height of this place again; the mean of the three thermometers gave 4,502 feet, the temperature being at 60 degrees:  water boiling at 95 degrees, 203.75 degrees, 204 degrees.  It must, however, be remembered that my residence is not 100 feet above the bed of the Boga Panee, so that it would be easy to attain an elevation of 5,000 feet in the village itself.