CHAPTER II.

Leave Simla -- Mahasu Ridge -- Pine Forest -- Summit of Mahasu -- Vegetation of Northern Slope -- Fagu -- Theog -- Mattiana -- Cultivated Valley -- Nagkanda -- Ascent of Hattu -- Forest of Pine and Oak -- Vegetation of Summit -- View from top of Mountain -- Plainward slopes bare of forest, while those facing the interior are well wooded -- Cultivation at 9500 feet -- Descent from Nagkanda towards Sutlej -- Damp shady Ravine densely wooded -- Kotgarh -- Cultivation -- Rapid Descent -- Change of Climate -- Tropical Vegetation -- Rampur -- Swing-bridge -- Diurnal fluctuations in level of River -- Gaora -- Serahan -- Tranda -- Western boundary of Kunawar 29