This eBook was produced by Les Bowler from the 1847 edition. JOURNALS OF TRAVELS IN ASSAM, BURMA, BHOOTAN, AFGHANISTAN AND THE NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES By William Griffith. Arranged by John M'Clelland. [Sketch of William Griffith: pf.jpg] CONTENTS. Notice of the author from the Proceedings of the Linnaean Society, and Extracts from Correspondence. CHAPTER I Proceeding with the Assam Deputation for the Examination of the Tea Plant. II Journal of an Excursion in the Mishmee Mountains. III Tea localities in the Muttock Districts, Upper Assam. IV Journey from Upper Assam towards Hookum. V Journey from Hookum to Ava. VI Botanical Notes written in pencil, connected with the foregoing Chapter. VII General Report on the foregoing. VIII Notes on descending the Irrawaddi from Ava to Rangoon, written in pencil. IX Journey towards Assam. X Continuation of the same, with Notes on the Distribution of Plants. XI Journey from Assam into Bootan, with Notes on the Distribution of Plants. XII Continuation of the Journey in Bootan. XIII Return of the Mission from Bootan, with Meteorological Observations, etc. XIV Journey with the Army of the Indus, from Loodianah to Candahar. XV Journey from Candahar to Cabul. XVI Journey from Cabul to Bamean--the Helmund and Oxus rivers. XVII Journey from Cabul to Jallalabad and Peshawur. XVIII Journey from Peshawur to Pushut. XIX On the Reproductive Organs of Acotyledonous plants. XX Journey from Pushut to Kuttoor and Barowl in Kaffiristan, and return to Pushut and Cabul. XXI Journey from Cabul to Kohi-Baba. XXII Journey from Peshawur to Lahore. XXIII Journey from Lahore to Simla. XXIV Barometrical Heights and Latitudes of places visited throughout Affghanistan. LIST OF PLATES. I VIEW FROM NUNKLOW II THE VILLAGE OF NUNKLOW III CAPTAIN MATHIE'S CUTCHERRY, THE BOOTAN HILLS, AND HIMALAYA IV THE HIMALAYA FROM RANGAGURRAH V BRAMAKHOOND AND FAQUEER'S ROCK VI THE MORI-PANEE AS IT ENTERS THE KHOOND VII THE DEO-PANEE AS IT ENTERS THE KHOOND VIII THE VALLEY OF HOOKUM IX MEINKHOOM X VIEW FROM BEESA XI VIEW ON THE JHEELS XII THE OK-KLONG ROCK XIII KULLONG BRIDGE XIV TASSGOUNG FROM UPPER KULONG XV CHINDUPJEE XVI GHUZNEE XVII BAMEAN IDOLS XVIII Map of the Khyber Pass NOTICE OF WILLIAM GRIFFITH, from the Proceedings of the Linnaean Society, with a few extracts from his private correspondence. "WILLIAM GRIFFITH, Esq., the youngest son of the late Thomas Griffith, was born on the 4th of March 1810, at his father's residence at Ham Common, near Kingston-upon-Thames, in the county of Surrey.