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Terek Lângâr, a village of about 40 houses, with two musjids, in every house a room for the accommodation of travellers.
2. To Lai Lik, 7 Lash, through desert and low jungle ; at 4 tash a deserted Lângâr of the time of the Chinese ; at Lailik, 22 houses, the inhabitants support themselves by the entertainment of travellers ; supplies, &c.
:3. To Menus, 4 task, through a jungle of high trees. The road within one tash of Lailik (on the Yârkand side) approaches the Yârkand river ; it is touched three times by the road during this stage. At Menut 16 houses in all, accommodation for travellers ; supplies, water, &c.
To Alaigur, 5 tash, through a jungle of high trees, the river is encountered twice en route. At Alaigur 23 houses, accommodation in each; supplies and water ; the river is nowhere crossed, but the road follows its bank.
To Aksdk Mardi, 3 task, through jungle as during previous stage, the road approaching the river once en route ; 14 houses at the halting stage, accommodation in each, and supplies, &c.
To Shamdl, 5 lash. Here is only an old rest-house, but about a mile to the east on the bank of the river is a cluster of some six houses, whence the traveller
may get some supplies ; the entire route through jungle. rom this point the
river runs wide of the road.
To Mardlbdshi, 3 Lash. High jungle encountered en route, but in patches, there being here and there strips of sand and bog, the only water being obtained from springs. A fort, and considerable place. Vide Captain Biddulph's report.
S. To Charwdgh, 3 lash. The spurs of a range of hills stretching out from the Tianshan are to the north of the road which runs through jungle with cultivation here and there, the drainage from this point is into the Kashghar River from which canals are cut to Marâlbâshi and onwards ; there are about 40 houses in Charwâgh, each having accommodation for travellers.
To Tumshuk, 4 task. Half way a hill is to the north of the road under which the road immediately runs ; on the top of this hill is a Mâzar and also one at the base. Captain Biddulph gives this hill the name of Pir Shereh Kuddam Miirtaza Ali Tagh, and thinks the rock must be basaltic. Beyond this hill is a fort, and at the distance of about a tash is a ruined city at the base, and on the slope of a second hill (this is one of the buried cities) the houses are of earth and not of stone. One tash further to Tumshuk, through a low jungle, a place of 32 houses, accommodation for travellers. A canal from the Kashghar river is crossed at 2 miles from Tumshuk by a bridge ; this is narrow. and comparatively deep, being only some 10 yards across, it runs away east.
To Chadyrkul, 31 tash, through a jungle of high trees ; 15 houses.
To Yalca Kuduk, 4 Lash, through a jungle of high trees ; water from a well about 30 feet deep ; there is a slight drainage from this point ; southwards towards the Yarkand river about 12 houses in Yarkudut, where travellers 'are accommo-
dated.
At this point the road. divides into two, the shorter and more direct road going by-
Yazdah, 5 sash. High trees during half the march when these change to low jungle. No water en route, spring near Yazdah itself. About eight hoùses
in Yazdah.
To Childn, 3 task. Low jungle and sandy desert ; no water en route ; 22 houses in Chilân ; two large trees at this place which are conspicuous ; two tanks at Chilân
supplied by springs.
The longer one by-
12 Suget, 4 task. A deserted Lângâr, but no water ; no one halts here ; if a halt is intended, water must be carried.
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