138 THE EXPLORATION OF THE PUNDITS FROM 1867 TO 1873.
Arun and Tsangpo. Thence he followed the Dingri-Chu to the west. From Dingri a very good road runs north-west to Jong-ka-Jong (Songka-dsong), and thence by Kirong to Katmandu. "Tung-lung La, between the Arun and Bhotia-Kosi was found to be i 8 46o feet high. Montgomerie says the explorer crossed the Himalayan watershed on this pass which cannot be right. »On reference to the map it will be seen that by this exploration the position of the great Himalayan watershed has been determined in three different places. In each case it proves to be far behind or north of the lofty peaks that are visible from Hindustan, such as Mount Everest, Kanchinjinga, etc.» I Only on Lagulung La and Dongo La was the great watershed crossed. »The explorer's route survey may be said in a rough way to give us a general idea as to how the mountain drainage runs between the Himalayan watershed, north-west of Kirong, and the point where Turner crossed it near Chumalåri, up to the Bråhmåputra, or Sangpo River on the north from west of Jang-lache to Shigatze.»
I Journey to Shigatze, in Tibet, and Return by Dingri-Maidan into Nepaul, in 1871, by the Native Explorer N:o 9, Journal Royal Geogr. Society, Vol. 45, 1875, p. 33o et seq.
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