ABSTRACT
A thick forest of Dorjiling vegetation covers the summit, which is only 6,800 feet above the sea: it is a saddle, connecting the lofty mountain of Mainom (alt. 11,000 feet) to the North, with Tendong (alt. 8,663 feet) to the south. Both these mountains are on a range which is continuous with Kinchinjunga, projecting from it down i~to the very heart of Sikkim. A considerable stand was made here by the Lepchas during the Nepal war in 1787 ; they defended the pass with their arrows for some hours, and then retired towards the Teesta, making a second stand lower down, at a place pointed out to me, where rocks' on either side gave them the same advantages. The Nepalese, however, advanced to the 'l'eesta, and then retired with little loss.
