. Journals of travels in Assam, Burma, Bootan, Affghanistan and the neighbouring countries . ofBucklandia and Sedgwickii. No fly-fishing is to be had in this stream, nor indeed in any at suchelevations. The Adoee is found, but always keeps at the bottom, thestructure of its mouth pointing out its grovelling habits. The Boo-khar does not, I think, ascend more than 2,500 feet. Water-ouzels,white-fronted Sylvia occur. Observed for the first time the religiousvertical revolving cylinders, these revolve by the action of water, whichruns on the cogs of the wheel by means of hollowed out trunks oftre
. Journals of travels in Assam, Burma, Bootan, Affghanistan and the neighbouring countries . ofBucklandia and Sedgwickii. No fly-fishing is to be had in this stream, nor indeed in any at suchelevations. The Adoee is found, but always keeps at the bottom, thestructure of its mouth pointing out its grovelling habits. The Boo-khar does not, I think, ascend more than 2,500 feet. Water-ouzels,white-fronted Sylvia occur. Observed for the first time the religiousvertical revolving cylinders, these revolve by the action of water, whichruns on the cogs of the wheel by means of hollowed out trunks oftrees. Flour mills are common here, the grindstone revolves onanother by means of vertical spokes, which are set in motion by ahorizontal wheel, and moved by a stream let on it in the same way. Funaria heygrometrina abounds in the larch wood here. This is a very cold place, although 550 feet below Phoollong: it ismuch colder than that place: thermometer at 7 a. m. 34°. Snow still remains on the height around; heavy snow on the loftyridge to the north : strong south-east winds prevail TASSANQSEE. 241 February Vlth.—Tassyassy, which is also called Tassangsee, is asmall place apparently consisting of one large house, belonging to theSoobah, and some religious edifices, the other houses belonging to itare scattered about among the adjoining cultivation. The Soobahwe have just learnt is absent at Tongsa, so we have no opportunityof comparing his rank with that of the Tassgong man. His house ishowever, much larger; it is situated on a promontory formed by thedebouching of a considerable sized torrent into the Koollong. Thebridge is at the foot of this hill, which is about 400 feet high : thehouse is accessible to the north and west only. Half-way up a highhill to the north-west is a fort! and between the foot of this hilland the Rajahs house there is a wall with a tower at the north-west end, and a house at the south-east. In the afternoon theweather threatened snow, but it en
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