Himalayan Journals, vol 2 | Page 2

Insects -- Birds -- Choongtam Lama -- Religious exercises -- Tibetan hospitality -- Delphinium -- Perpetual snow -- Temperature at Tungu -- Return to Tallum Samdong -- To Lamteng -- Houses -- Fall of barometer -- Cicadas -- Lime deposits -- Landslips -- Arrival at Choongtam -- Cobra -- Rageu -- Heat of climate -- Velocity and volume of rivers measured -- Leave for Lachoong valley -- Keadom -- General features of valley -- Lachoong village -- Tunkra mountain -- Moraines -- Cultivation -- Lachoong Phipun -- Lama ceremonies beside a sick-bed.

CHAPTER XXII.
Leave Lachoong for Tunkra pass -- Moraines and their vegetation -- Pines of great dimensions -- Wild currants -- Glaciers -- Summit of pass -- Elevation -- Views -- Plants -- Winds -- Choombi district -- Lacheepia rock -- Extreme cold -- Kinchinjunga -- Himalayan grouse -- Meteorological observations -- Return to Lachoong -- Oaks -- Ascend to Yeumtong -- Flats and debacles -- Buried pine-trunks -- Perpetual snow -- Hot springs -- Behaviour of Singtam Soubah -- Leave for Momay Samdong -- Upper limit of trees -- Distribution of plants -- Glacial terraces, etc. -- Forked Donkia -- Moutonneed rocks -- Ascent to Donkia pass -- Vegetation -- Scenery -- Lakes -- Tibet -- Bhomtso -- Arun river -- Kiang-lah mountains -- Yaru-Tsampu river -- Appearance of Tibet -- Kambajong -- Jigatzi -- Kinchinjhow, and Kinchinjunga -- Chola range -- Deceptive appearance of distant landscape -- Perpetual snow -- Granite -- Temperatures -- Pulses -- Plants -- Tripe de roche -- Return to Momay -- Dogs and yaks -- Birds -- Insects -- Quadrupeds -- Hot springs -- Marmots -- Kinchinjhow glacier.

CHAPTER XXIII.
Donkia glaciers -- Moraines -- Dome of ice -- Honey-combed surface -- Rocks of Donkia -- Metamorphic action of granite veins -- Accident to instruments -- Sebolah pass -- Bees and May-flies -- View -- Temperature -- Pulses of party -- Lamas and travellers at Momay -- Weather and climate -- Dr. Campbell leaves Dorjiling for Sikkim -- Leave Momay -- Yeumtong -- Lachoong -- Retardation of vegetation at low elevations -- Choongtam -- Landslips and debacle -- Meet Dr. Campbell -- Motives for his journey -- Second visit to Lachen valley -- Autumnal tints -- Red currants -- Lachen Phipun -- Tungu -- Scenery -- Animals -- Poisonous rhododendrons -- Fire-wood -- Palung -- Elevations -- Sitong -- Kongra Lama -- Tibetans -- Enter Tibet -- Desolate scenery -- Plants -- Animals -- Geology -- Cholamoo lakes -- Antelopes -- Return to Yeumtso -- Dr. Campbell lost -- Extreme cold -- Headaches -- Tibetan Dingpun and guard -- Arms and accoutrements -- Temperature of Yeumtso -- Migratory birds -- Visit of Dingpun -- Yeumtso lakes.

CHAPTER XXIV.
Ascent of Bhomtso -- View of snowy mountains -- Chumulari -- Arun river -- Kiang-lah mountains -- Jigatzi -- Lhassa -- Dingcham province of Tibet -- Misapplication of term "Plain of Tibet" -- Sheep, flocks of -- Crops -- Probable elevation of Jigatzi -- Yaru-Tsampu river -- Tame elephants -- Wild horses -- Dryness of air -- Sunset beams -- Rocks of Kinchinjhow -- Cholamoo lakes -- Limestone -- Dip and strike of rocks -- Effects of great elevation on party -- Ascent of Donkia -- Moving piles of debris -- Cross Donkia pass -- Second visit to Momay Samdong -- Hot springs -- Descent to Yeumtong -- Lachoong -- Retardation of vegetation again noticed -- Jerked meat -- Fish -- Lose a thermometer -- Lepcha lad sleeps in hot spring -- Keadom -- Bucklandia -- Arrive at Choongtam -- Mendicant -- Meepo -- Lachen-Lachoong river -- Wild grape -- View from Singtam of Kinchinjunga -- Virulent nettle.

CHAPTER XXV.
Journey to the Rajah's residence at Tumloong -- Ryott valley -- Rajah's house -- Tupgain Lama -- Lagong nunnery -- Phadong Goompa -- Phenzong ditto -- Lepcha sepoys -- Proceedings at Tumloong -- Refused admittance to Rajah -- Women's dresses -- Meepo's and Tchebu Lama's families -- Chapel -- Leave for Chola pass -- Ryott river -- Rungpo, view from -- Deputation of Kajees, etc. -- Conference -- Laghep -- Eatable fruit of _Decaisnea -- Cathcartia_ -- Rhododendrons -- Phieung-goong -- Pines -- Rutto river -- Barfonchen -- Curling of rhododendron leaf -- Woodcock -- Chola pass -- Small lakes -- Tibet guard and sepoys -- Dingpun -- Arrival of Sikkim sepoys -- Their conduct -- Meet Singtam Soubah -- Chumanako -- We are seized by the Soubah's party -- Soubah's conduct -- Dingpun Tinli -- Treatment of Dr. Campbell -- Bound and guarded -- Separated from Campbell -- Marched to Tumloong -- Motives for such conduct -- Arrive at Rungpo -- At Phadong -- Presents from Rajah -- Visits of Lama -- Of Singtam Soubah -- I am cross-questioned by Amlah -- Confined with Campbell -- Seizure of my Coolies