| | On August 2nd, we continued down the Sallej which already here is a magnificent river, travelling, as hitherto, on its right bank. The direction is W. N. W., the distance 7.9 km., the fall 5o m. or to 4,295 m. at Calm CCCCLXI, being a rate of I :158. The road goes along the base of the lowest terrace. To our left are splendid meadows of intensely green, fresh grass, and at some distance, the river. The bed of the Sallej which, above Tirthaj5uri, has received a tributary called Gyama from the left, is here more flat and shallow in accordance with the valley which is more broad and open. Caravans of yaks and single horsemen, on their way to Gyanima, crossed the river at well-known fords. After a few kilometers, we pass the mouth of the considerable right tributary valley by which the river, Menses-chu, comes down. Here it seems to come from N. 28° E. A few km. higher up on it, is Menser, a station on the lasam or high road. The river was said to have two feeders from two different valleys. Menser-clin now had a breadth of 18 m., an average depth of 0.5 ni., a velocity of about 1.5 m. and a volume of 13.5 cub. m. per second. Two small branches east of it carried 3 cub. m., so the whole river had about 16 cub. m. per second. From here the road continues nearly west along the base of the terrace, still with luxuriant grass along the Salle,. The large river, which thus has got another considerable addition to its volume, sticks to the left side of its valley. Four very sharply marked terraces are seen on the left slopes, the highest perhaps loo m. above the river. The road then traverses yellow ground of alluvial clay. At a projecting part of the terrace, called Gerik-yung, was a well-known camping place, as could be seen from the remains of caravans. A short distance below this point, the Satlej enters a rocky gate and begins a new narrow passage of its course. Just above the gate, a large tributary joins the river from the south. It is called Halchor-clan and is said to come from the two valleys, Minchen and Minchung, and from Gyanima and Shayok. A Lama who accompanied us, pretended that Halchor-chu was as big as the Satlej itself, which could not be determined from our route, but may be true. From Gerik Yung; Pan. 545A and B, Tab. 103, was drawn. To the north and N. E., in the foreground, it shows the still low and flat beginning of the range which farther to the N. W., separates the Garlang River from the Satlej and is a part of the Ladak Range. It is, indeed, so low 'that a series of high Transhimalayan peaks are visible above its crest. The perspective of the Transhimalaya disappears to the east and E. S. E. In the foreground, the terraces may readily be discerned, pierced by northern tributaries. To the S. E. and S. S. E. there are also terraces. About south is the extensive valley of Halchor-chu, and to the right of S. 31° \V., we get a glimpse of the narrow gorge of the Satlej. On August 3rd, we marched 9.5 km. to the W. S. W., sinking 27 m. only, or to the 4,268 m. of Camp C«C.iCL.YII; the rate of fall is thus 1: 352, showing that |
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