Southern Tibet : vol.4 / Page 55 (Color Image)

0055	Southern Tibet : vol.4

CAMPING IN THE CHANG-LUNG-YOGMA VALLEY.

bubbling forth, sometimes with the sound of boiling water. From all these springs

the brook gets a considerable addition of water, though it looks but little smaller

above than below the place. At more protected places in the neighbourhood fresh

grass is growing.

The brook is crossed at a point where it is divided into two branches, and

the path ascends the terraces of the left side of the valley, where the space is very

narrow. It seems to be the fourth and highest terrace. It comes to an end where

a deep-cut tributary valley enters from the left with a small limpid brook in its

bottom. Here, therefore, we are forced to go down into the bottom of the main

valley again, but only to again ascend the slopes on the left side. The path is

difficult and the ground is covered with gravel and fine dust. For a short distance

i~ the main valley widens out to about 200 m., but soon again dwindles to a narrow

corridor. Still the country seems to open up a little. A new side valley again

forces us down to the bottom of the main valley. This valley comes from the right

side, and the Numberdar believes, that here there is another road to Chang-lung-

barma, though he is not certain. Finally the camp is pitched in the valley supposed

to be the one from Chang-lung yogma. The rocks in the neighbourhood, consisting

of grey, slightly quartzitic, sandstone, are strongly folded. As the road up to the

pass was unknown even to the Ladakis, I had to send scouts to reconnoitre the next

4‘ day. They returned with the report that the pass could be taken by the whole

caravan without great difficulty.

3. W.

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