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134 coolies who carried the tandoe were relieved by an extra number of men who accompanied them.

The whole road from Passerpan to Pespo is rough and stony. Immense boulders of petrosilex, or rock stone, frequently obstructed our way, making the path impassable to vehicles of any description, and dangerous to persons on horseback, were it not that the ponies are trained to the work and very sure-footed.

The surface of each of these boulders is brown and black, the whole mass being thickly perforated like a honeycomb, and having very much the appearance of having been slowly and gradually burnt.

The impression of the natives is that these huge blocks have been ejected from the Bromok, which is about twenty miles off; but as some are from 3ix to eight feet in diameter, we can only consider this as a most improbable supposition; for if they