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necessary Survey

was made, and as

the nature of the country is such.

eve

- found it necessary to define the line as we proceeded, as it we

as it was impossible

in many

in

instances to make our

way through the brushwood and difficult in all to

our

to carry instruments or worth on the steep

sidelong ground.

on the completion of the survey

Can was

the plan

submitted for

completed and

the consideration

of His liscellency The Governor. It

comprised

one main line to Stanley

with two branches, one

it

to the cottage

Heonghong, and the other to

Tsytam Village.

of

The work at the commencement

the line offering some very ~

considerable difficulties and consequent

expense of construction, I proposed

three modes

which is

of passing the summit :- nearly 600 feet above -

Mean water:

and most expensive

The first and most

+expensive makes the line available for carriages, but the other two are exceedingly steep parts being / in!! and therefore are nearly simpracticable

wheel carriages; after passing for "the summit the line prevents some difficulties of construction but the gradients are most favourable. This work recupied the continued attention of Captain bowper unyself for a period of two months suring the usual working hours

out

and

& of office, and the whole scheme