4.11 Lumbree

4.11 

Lumbree/Mumbree

From a brief glimpse of Lantentannia, we move on to Lumbree. On 1 April 1829, Scott left Lieutenants Bedingfield and Burlton, thinking that they were in perfect security, and arrived in Churra Poonjee on 2 April 1829[104].
He had some conversation on the road with the people of Lungburree, who had, the day before, detained his coolies, and taken some possessions from them. After his arrival at Churra Poonjee, he received no daks, and for some days, attributed it to the Lungburree people, until 7 April 1829, when a report began to prevail that the whole party at Nongkhlao had been cut off. 

In 1835, Robert Pemberton noted that advancing south from Myrung, the soil became more favourable, and between Lumbree and Syung[105], consisted, in many places, of a black mould which, with a little management, would prove more favourable for gardening purposes, than any of the spots chosen so far for horticultural experiments.  

Again in 1835, William Griffith reported that compared to Myrung, at Mumbree there was a decided improvement in scenery[106]. Griffith noticed the occurrence of woods of oak, amongst others, and it reminded him somewhat of the woods of Buckinghamshire.  There were no woods of fir, however, as all the trees were isolated.  The country between Molee and Moflong was quite peculiar in geological structure, abounding in Cyanite, the masses of which were of very considerable size.  He thought that the vegetation further on in this direction was likely to be more rich in European forms than elsewhere, at least between Churra and Nungklow.