Himalayan Journals, vol 2 | Page 2

-- Elevation
of Palung -- Lama -- Shawl-wool goats -- Shearing -- Siberian plants --
Height of glaciers, and perpetual snow -- Geology -- Plants, and wild
animals -- Marmots -- 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