| | | 196 THE JOURNEY TO TANKSE. On November i 8th, we continued N. W. for 12.9 km. descending imperceptibly as before, though at a somewhat faster rate or i : 331, the difference of height being 39 m., Cam, CCLXI being at 4,229 m. and Camp CCLXII at 4,190 m. The road crosses a plain called Gal/2d, in a straight line. From Camp CCLXI, a bend of the river is visible, and its valley is here called Chogo-sang and.Ng-aga-ng-ota. Tsogo-rap is the plain between the two valleys, that of the road and that of the Indus. After this the river is hidden again. To the left, are the tributary valleys of Tovo-karu, Tsa-kang, with a yellow projecting rock, Arka, and Nayakbö, in the mouth of which is the little village of Kuyul, inhabited by 12 families. Tsokgerash is a belt of vegetation to our left. On our right side we have the passages, Pugää-kongma and Pugäl ftarva across the ridge, and Semgo, a belt of vegetation. Puktse is a yellow rock of fine-grained marble at the left side of the transverse valley, by which the Indus again returns to our valley. The Gaj5tut plain is as even as the floor of a room, and its soil consists of hard sand, soft detritus, sand or very fine material brought down by rainwater and now forming large surfaces as even as a frozen lake. The ground is perfectly barren until the camp is approached. From Cam, CCLXII, Pan. 367A, B and c, Tab. 65, was taken. On this some new names are entered. To the N. 44° W., it shows the endless prolongation of the valley with a mightly snow-covered mass in the background. Manlung- is a peak to the N. N. W., and Kugu-nara is N. I2° E. In the same direction is the transverse valley by which the Indus returns to our half of the valley. The mountains to the left of the piercing valley, were called Ngang-sang. Puktse-ri is the group N. E. of Puktu or Camp CCLXII. Farther to the right, is Nagerum, and about S. 70° E., Pugää. Umbo-mane or Ombo-mani, Chu-loa and Ngoku-la are mountains belonging to the Transhimalayan side. To the S. 26° E., .is Kamlung, a mountainous region, and S. 6° W., the tributary valley of Kuyul. To the S. 21° W. , is a dominating pyramidal peak beyond which Hanle is said to be situated, though this place is in reality to the S. W. Chamarta, pointed out to the S. 35° W., is probably intended to mean Chunnurti, which is to the south. Finally, in the Ladak Range, there follow the regions, and probably passes, of Chang-lung-kongma and Chang-lung-yogma, being the same names as we had found before in the Karakorum System. On November i yth, we had a march of 16 km. N. W. , the ground sloping in the direction of the road from 4,199 to 4,186 m. or at the rate of I : 1231. In this section the river flows generally in the middle of the valley, or perhaps a little nearer its left side. The road is very straight along the base of the Ladak Range, and from time to time it touches the left bank of the Indus which is very winding. The ground consists of fine dust, partly barren, but as a rule, bearing some grass and, along the river, bush vegetation. Occasionally silt and other fine material has been brought down by rainwater and form perfectly level patches. There is no kind |
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