New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-29

pberes Of very different character. To the north,
looked into the wild heart of the Hmalayss-a wilder
ness Of barren peaks, vast jamble OF red mountains,
divided by tremendou. clefs and ravnes Of that DARK
INDIGO hue which you sometimes see on the edge Of
tbupder-coud-but in the back ground towering far far
above them the mighty pDnscles othe Gungootree,
the JumneoYe the Bsdresnsth and the the he4ven
of Ipdrs where the Great God Mahadeo still sits his
throne inaccessible to mortal foot was fifty miles
nearer these mountains than at Roorkhee, where first
bebed them and with the additional advantage OF being
mounted eotstoO equal IT, one-third Of their hight.
They still stood immeasuraby above me, cold. and
clear and white, that without knowledge Of the con-
trary should have said that they were than
twenty miles dis ant Yet, the flies line Of
sereny miles would scarce have reached their summit
Though the highest of the Himslsyas these sum
ms form the great central group Of the chain and con-
tain the cisterns whence spring the rivers Of India lhi
bet and BUrmab. The Of their southern slopes
feed the Junna and GsDses; Of their northern, the
smledj the Indus and the BrshmspoOtrs Around tais
group cling the traditions Of the HindOo by noogy.
Thence came the first parents Of the race; there ap
pesred the first land after the deluge And upon me
lofty tabelands Of Central Aria wherein These PEAKS
look down was probably the birth place oil the great
Caucasian family from which the HiDdoos ana
alike are descended Far TO the north west were we
ltay the HndoO KOosb Tor Indisn Caucasus ana thc
Hlmslsyas Join their subse ranges there Is taD1e-
land higher than the PopOcaspet called, IN the Pctd
rescue language Of the Tartars The R"Oi OF the "or
Under the caves Of that roof If We may trust tradition
dvet the parents Of our fancled myself staining
on The cone Of Guncootree and looking down upon H.
The vast physical features Of this part OF the word are
in themselves imposing that Ne are bat 100 ready %
give them the advantage OF any myth when invests then
with 0 grand human interest. go
There Ia peculiariiy Ia the structure Of the Hima
layas Of which had not heard, until visited them Al
their northwestern ext entity On the frontiers OF Cas
mere and AfghanssD the lower or Sub dlmalayas are
lofty and separated by deep valleys from the hlgher
a1r farm Uar aliel
We Proceeded eastward however the relative hlgnt oil
the two ranges varies The peaas OF the Upper hina
Isyas Increase height while that Of the Subj masyh
decreases little 20 the east Of the Dhoon the silva
lik Hills cease entirely. The subHnasyas gradually
dwindle away towsrd Nepsu becoming more narrow
and broken ~ they approach the termination OF the
chain DvalsgheTi once supposed 10 be the hignest
maintain IN the world, is in Nepaul But further 10 the
EAST Chumalari which is still higher and recent meas
uremens have discovered that ano her peak still fur
Their eastV ard in the former province OF Skim IL higher
than Chumaar This regular increase OF altitude IN me
Himaayas as you proceed eastward Is very curious Inc
height Of Dvalaghefi is esmsted al q OJO feet Chu
malar little than y 900 and the third peak, the
nsme Of which forget, fully 5000 feet
Rev Mr.. DAguiar, whom saw ROOrkkhee, pene-
trated last summer 10 the glaciers OF Jumnootree lie
informed me that n ascending the Hipalayas the pro-
ducons become not only Of the temperate zone, but
English IN their character the flowers fruits and shrubs
being almost identical with those OF England In the
valleys however is found the deOddr, or Hmaayan cy-
press, which grows 10 nlght Oi more tbhh ~'V rect
There is a temple the source Of the Gasges bat
owing 10 the danger and difficulty OF the journey, com
parativey few pilgrims reach it, The air OF the noun
tans is pure fresh and nygOrang and the PaharTees
are said 10 be both physically and mentally superior TO
the inhabitants of the plains Mr. DAgullar considered
them as n s,rkiDey bencst aud faithful race Owing
TO the difficulty Of procuring subsistence, and the ne
cesbty Of restricting the Increase OF pop atlOn, Fol
andry has existed among them from time lnmemonAi.
The woman aud her husbands live together harmonious
L. Lott .orfri luf aoeb an
support Of the children. Among these people the say
ING will particularly apply: d" It's wise child thHt
knows lis own father" Another of their customs IL
still more singular. Their ideas Of hospitality compel
them TO share not only their food, but their cOnnu6al
right with the stranger aud no insult is great a
refusal TO accept it. | saw several OF them today
walking barelegged through the snow which troubled
them as little as it would horse They handsome,
muscular fellows with black eyes ivory teeth and rud-
dy copper complexion
/ spent the afternoon with Mr. WeOdside and at
set went again upon the mound 10 see the illumination
ofthe Hmaayas. Although there were clouds in the
sky the range entirely unobscured and the roteae
glare Of its enormous fields of snow shooting into lame
shaped pinkacle. seemed lighted up by the coniagra-
ton of world Ii spectacle of SURPRISING glory,
but brief that at once lOst the sense OF It's reality
/ was called, however to witness another remarkable
phenomenon Turning from the failing hills, looked 70
the south The Dehra DhoOn buried under sea
of white clouds which rolled and surged against
each other sinking rsng, like the pillows of IN tgi
red sea Where we stood, the air pure and Sc
rene, but far away, that cloudy deluge-whch soon
tossed lis waves above the peaks Of the Swalik Hills
more than hundred miles away and high IN air, sp-
psrenty, ran faint blue horizoune ike that of the
1t the great plain OF Hndostsn, bat so distant
that the deusOn was perfect The great white pillows
rose and rose whrng and tossing they poured into
the ccfts OF the hills til presently We stood liz
tie island in the mids. Of . raging S they rose,
disclosing holows between their piled masses
cihs, as of wool toppcd over tie cavities; avaanches
slid from the SUBMITS of the ridges aud slowly fell
the depths and looked away for many q league
the cloudy world there motion everywhere, bur not
a sound. The silence avid, and as the vast mass
arose, fit kind OF alarm, lest should be
whelmed. Dat TO our very feet it came, and there
rested. Its spray broke against the httle pinnacle
wherein stood but the pillows kept their place. 1t
as If voice had said Thus far shalt thou come,
and no farther; and here shall thy proud waves be
stayed
CANADA.
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