have the idea, that on some hills at least rain is caused by striking trees of a certain size with large stones, some hills are again free from this charm; it was ridiculous to hear them call out not to throw stones whenever we approached one of these rainy hills.  The people appear to get dirtier the farther we advance.  I saw plenty of snow on two high peaks, and had a peep of the Lohit beyond Brahma Koond.  Wallichia continues, as well as Bambusa, Saccharum Megala.  The kheties are either of rice or Cynosurus or Zea.  Tobacco is not cultivated, but left to take care of itself.  Buddleia Neemda and wild plantain continue, the latter is probably a distinct species; leaves subtis glauco niveis.  Pandanus continues.  The name of the Red mountain before alluded to, is Thu-ma-thaya, the rivulet at its base is Tus-soo-muchee.  Tus-soo Dee-ling is the name of the place; a large mountain bearing N.N.E., is Sun-jong-thaya.  It is obvious that Dee-ling must be of some extent, as my site does not agree with that of Wilcox.  The view to the E. is entirely limited to Thu-ma-thaya, and to the N.N.E., by Sun-jong-thaya; no B. pooter is visible, nor is Ghaloom’s house.  The snow collects on the Thu-ma-thaya this month:  the clearings for cultivation on the declivities of Thu-ma-thaya are called Chim-bra:  the houses, although at great distances from the village, are called Yeu.

Nov. 6th.—­We arrived at our halting place after a march of seven hours, over a most difficult and fatiguing road:  we skirted throughout the whole time the base of the huge Thu-ma-thaya; I never saw a worse road, if road it may be called—­part of it lay over places where a false step or slip would be very dangerous, if not fatal.  We came suddenly on the B. pooter; but as the place was not a good one for crossing, we prepared to go a little higher up the stream, and though the distance we had to go was not above 100 yards, yet as the river side was impracticable, it became necessary to ascend and descend by a most difficult path where a slip would have precipitated one into the river sixty or seventy feet below.  What rendered this passage most difficult and dangerous, was the jungle which, while it caused you to stoop, at the same time concealed your footing.  It is one of the characteristics of Mishmees, that they sooner risk their necks than take the trouble of cutting down underwood.

We have scarcely passed Thu-ma-thaya, so that the distance we have travelled in a direct line from Deeling must be very small.  The stream of the Lohit is not forty yards broad, but the bed is about sixty.  It has the appearance of great depth, and roars along amidst rocks in some places in fine style.  I here picked up some small branches of an elm, very like U. virgata:  the tree was too late to reach fruit.  I also gathered a fine Acanthacea, and some good ferns.  The north bank of the Lohit here has the same structure as the south at the Koond,