. Journals of travels in Assam, Burma, Bootan, Affghanistan and the neighbouring countries . ony steppesare crossed, each rising in height above the last, and each separatedby deep ravines, with one or both banks generally precipitous, afford-ing exit to streamlets from the Sofaid-Koh. It is curious that thestreamlets, and streams about Gundamuck have not worn themselveshalf as deep channels as those about Khuggur, although no appreci-able difference is apparent in the strata. The surface is often rendered rugged in places by the occurrence ofloose slabs, which give the appearance of stratific
. Journals of travels in Assam, Burma, Bootan, Affghanistan and the neighbouring countries . ony steppesare crossed, each rising in height above the last, and each separatedby deep ravines, with one or both banks generally precipitous, afford-ing exit to streamlets from the Sofaid-Koh. It is curious that thestreamlets, and streams about Gundamuck have not worn themselveshalf as deep channels as those about Khuggur, although no appreci-able difference is apparent in the strata. The surface is often rendered rugged in places by the occurrence ofloose slabs, which give the appearance of stratification to the rocks. It appears to me that the whole of the extreme eastern Khoras-san originally was a bed of stones or boulders, overlying a forma-tion of pure sand, and that its irregular surface is due to the subse-quent upheavement of the foundation ridges. The good soil is insuch case necessarily confined to the immediate neighbourhood ofthe streams, etc. descending from those ridges. The following is a section exposed on the north boundary of thevalley, not far from Jugdulluck :—. a. Foundation rocks; b. upper part of declivity; c. cliffs of conglomerate; The whole tract is devoid of trees, until one nears Jugdulluck,when not only the foundation rocks, but also the stony undulatedhills are dotted with stunted trees of Baloot and Andropogoneous grasses form the prevailing feature, ^Eruaalso is common along the streams: and wherever the ground retainsmoisture, Typha latifolia abounds with the usual frequenters ofwatery spots. The road to Gundamuck, especially the ascent of thetwo last steppes, is infamous ; but the regular Jallalabad road is good, GENERAL FEATURES AND PLANTS 477 having only one descent to Neemla, and an easy ascent from thatplace, and thence it is over a gentle declivity to Futtehabad. The spurs from the Sofaid-Koh are very numerous, and the ravinesthey form show the great quantity of water derived from this ridge,their directio
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