jungle-tracts

Updated: May 24, 2025

During our early morning walks through the jungle-tracts of Assam, on clear days we occasionally caught a brief glimpse of a glittering white cone on the horizon. This was mighty Kinchinjanga, the second highest mountain in the world, distant then from us I should be afraid to say how many miles. To see Kinchinjanga to perfection, one must go to Darjeeling.

Lord Frederick Spencer Hamilton - Here, There and Everywhere