Himalayan Journals Volume 2 Or Notes Of A Naturalist In Bengal

Arrangements for second journey into Sikkim -- Opposition of Dewan -- Lassoo Kajee -- Tendong -- Legend of flood -- Lama of Silok-foke -- Namtchi -- Tchebu Lama -- Top of Tendon...

Routes from Choongtam to Tibet frontier -- Choice of that by the Lachen river -- Arrival of supplies -- Departure -- Features of the valley -- Eatable _Polygonum_ -- Tumlong --...

Camp on Zemu river -- Scenery -- Falling rocks -- Tukcham mountain -- Height of glaciers -- Botany -- Gigantic rhubarb -- Insects -- Storm -- Temperature of rivers -- Behaviour...

Top of Kongra Lama -- Tibet frontier -- Elevation -- View -- Vegetation -- Descent to Tungu -- Tungu-choo -- Ponies -- Kinchinjhow and Chango-khang mountains -- Palung plains --...

Leave Lachoong for Tunkra pass -- Moraines and their vegetation -- Pines of great dimensions -- Wild currants -- Glaciers -- Summit of pass -- Elevation -- Views -- Plants -- Wi...

Donkia glaciers -- Moraines -- Dome of ice -- Honey-combed surface -- Rocks of Donkia -- Metamorphic action of granite veins -- Accident to instruments -- Sebolah pass -- Bees a...

Ascent of Bhomtso -- View of snowy mountains -- Chumulari -- Arun river -- Kiang-lah mountains -- Jigatzi -- Lhassa -- Dingcham province of Tibet -- Misapplication of term "Plai...

Journey to the Rajah's residence at Tumloong -- Ryott valley -- Rajah's house -- Tupgain Lama -- Lagong nunnery -- Phadong Goompa -- Phenzong ditto -- Lepcha sepoys -- Proceedin...

Dr. Campbell is ordered to appear at Durbar -- Lamas called to council -- Threats -- Scarcity of food -- Arrival of Dewan -- Our jailer, Thoba-sing -- Temperature, etc., at Tuml...

Leave Dorjiling for Calcutta -- Jung Bahadoor -- Dr. Falconer -- Improvements in Botanic Gardens -- Palmetum -- Victoria -- _Amherstia_ -- Orchids spread by seed -- Banyan -- _C...

Churra, English station of -- Khasia people -- Garrow people -- Houses -- Habits -- Dress -- Arms -- Dialects -- Marriages -- Food -- Funerals -- Superstitions -- Flat of Churra...

View of Himalaya from the Khasia -- Great masses of snow -- Chumulari -- Donkia -- Grasses -- Nunklow -- Assam valley and Burrampooter -- Tropical forest -- Bor-panee -- Rhodode...

Best voyage to Silhet -- River -- Palms -- Teelas -- Botany -- Fish weirs -- Forests of Cachar -- Sandal-wood, etc. -- Porpoises -- Alligators -- Silchar -- Tigers -- Rice crops...

Arrangements for second journey into Sikkim -- Opposition of Dewan -- Lassoo Kajee -- Tendong -- Legend of flood -- Lama of Sillok-foke -- Namtchi -- Tcbebu Lama -- Top of Tendo...

at either place Bhoteeas replace the natives of the lower valleys.] in pools surrounded by low banks, was just peeping above ground; and scanty crops of millet, maize, and buckw...

Routes from Choongtam to Tibet frontier -- Choice of that by the Lachen river -- Arrival of Supplies -- Departure -- Features of the valley -- Eatable _Polygonum_ -- Tumlong --...

a plant which under various names is found in many parts of Europe and many parts of Europe and North America; but since then Dr. Thomson and I have had occasion to compare my S...

Camp on Zemu river -- Scenery -- Falling rocks -- Tukcham mountain -- Height of glaciers -- Botany -- Gigantic rhubarb -- Insects -- Storm -- Temperature of rivers -- Behaviour...

Top of Kongra Lama -- Tibet frontier -- Elevation -- View -- Vegetation -- Descent to Tungu -- Tungu-choo -- Ponies -- Kinchinjhow and Changokhang mountains -- Palung plains --...

Leave Lachoong for Tunkra pass -- Moraines and their vegetation -- Pines of great dimensions -- Wild currants -- Glaciers -- Summit of pass -- Elevation -- Views -- Plants -- Wi...

Donkia glaciers -- Moraines -- Dome of ice -- Honey-combed surface -- Rocks of Donkia -- Metamorphic action of granite veins -- Accident to instruments -- Sebolah pass -- Bees,...

Ascent of Bhomtso -- View of snowy mountains -- Chumulari -- Arun river -- Kiang-lah mountains -- Jigatzi -- Lhama -- Dingcham province of Tibet -- Misapplication of term "Plain...

Journey to the Rajah's residence at Tumloong -- Ryott valley -- Rajah's house -- Tupgain Lama -- Lagong nunnery -- Phadong Goompa -- Phenzong ditto -- Lepcha Sepoys -- Proceedin...

Dr. Campbell is ordered to appear at Durbar -- Lamas called to council -- Threats -- Searcity of food -- Arrival of Dewan -- Our jailer, Thoba-sing -- Temperature, etc., at Tuml...

Leave Dorjiling for Calcutta -- Jung Bahadoor -- Dr. Falconer -- Improvements in Botanic Gardens -- Palmetum -- Victoria -- _Amherstia_ -- Orchids spread by seed -- Banyan -- _C...

Churra, English station of -- Khasia people -- Garrow people -- Houses -- Habits -- Dress -- Arms -- Dialects -- Marriages -- Food -- Funerals -- Superstitions -- Flat of Churra...

View of Himalaya from the Khasia -- Great masses of snow -- Chumulari -- Donkia -- Grasses -- Nunklow -- Assam valley and Burrampooter -- Tropical forest -- Borpanee -- Rhododen...

the eleven species which I found in Sikkim are so. One of the Khasia blind-worms (a new species) belongs to a truly American genus (_Ophisaurus_), a fact as important as is that...

here extensive and very unhealthy marshes, whose evil effects we experienced, in having the misfortune to lose one of our servants by fever. Except pines, there are few large tr...

Boat voyage to Silhet -- River -- Palms -- Teelas -- Botany -- Fish weirs -- Forests of Cachar -- Sandal-wood, etc. -- Porpoises -- Alligators -- Silchar -- Tigers -- Rice crops...

west of Kinchinjunga there is no continuation of a snowy Himalaya, as it is commonly called. So between Donkia and Chumulari there is no perpetual snow, and the valley of the Ma...