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ALM—ASK: ROUTES 6-8.

Route No. 6.

From ALM6RA (Kämâon) to S6MESAR (Kämâon).

A principal route, passable for horses.

Literature: Madden, in Journ. As. Soc. Beng., Vol. XVII., part L, pp. 609 —12.— Year-book of the Pänjâb for 1855, part II., p. 118.

Maps: Indian Atlas, sheet 66.—Strachey's Kämâon and Gärhvâl.

Almôra, 29° 35'•2; 79° 37'.96; 5,546 ft. Havalbcigh (4,114 ft.), tea-plantations, 12 miles frôm Almôra—Continue along the right bank of the Kosilla river.

Sô m e s a r, 29° 47' ; 79° 35'; ab. 4,700 ft., 18 miles from Almôra ; a long stage.

ANDISHÂN, routes to and from, see
Osa to TASIIKEND, No. 163.

Route No. 7.

From ASKÔT (Kämâon) to GÂRBIA (Kämâon).

A principal route, chiefly used by the Bians people, passable for horses.

Literature: Strachey, in Journ. As. Soc. Beng., Vol. XVII., part II., pp. 98-114.

Maps: Indian Atlas, sheet 66.— Strachey's Kämâon and 'Gärhvâl, and his map to illustrate the journey to Râkus Tal.

A sk t, 29° 46'; 80° 19' ; 5,089 ft., 2 miles W. of the Gôri river, near its confluence with the Kali river (level of the confluence 2,059 ft.).

G d rj i a G h ä t— Dharch&la (ab. 2,750 ft.).

Balvakôt

Relagicrh   small villages; supplies scanty.

Ké l a, or Si a l p â n t h (ab. 4,750 ft.), on the right bank of the Kali river, near its junction with the Dauli river—Cross the Diuli river — Steep ascent.

Titila , or T i t i l (ab. 8,000 ft.), 51/2 hours' march from Kéla — Cross the R6ling Dhûra pass (ab.10,000 ft.), a long ascent, but an easy oneBunbûn.

Gala, a hamlet, 2 miles W. of the Kali river, with two or three houses, occasionally even uninhabited, 7 hours' march from Titila—Cross the Nirpania Dhûra pass (ascent tolerably steep, path mostly in steps, but in good order) — i Dandanhyar (a miserable little ledge).

A G o l ci m La (ab. 8,000 ft.), 6 hours' march from Gala.

Q Lamar e, on the right bank of the Kali river, 6 hours' march from Q Golam La — Continue to ascend the Kali valley—Cross the Pakti and 2 miles later the Palangar rivers.

B .0 d h i, on the right bank of the Kali river.—Ascend the Chéto Binaik pass (10,500 ft.)

G d r b i a, 30° 7'; 80° 48'; 10,272 ft., near the left bank of the Kali river.

Route No. 8.

From ASK6T (Kämâon) to 'MLA (Kämâon).

A secondary route, rarely taken, impassable for

horses.

Maps: Indian Atlas, sheet 66.—Strachey's Kämâon and Gärhvâl; no trace of a route is indicated on any of these maps.

Askôt, 29° 46'; 80° 19'; 5,089 ft., 2 miles W. of the Gôri river, near its confluence with the Kali river (level of the confluence 2,059 ft.). Here provisions are to be collected for the next two marches.

Camp road leads through jungles up the Gôri valley. No villages are met with as Camp far as Kanar—Tibli.

Sh é r r a (supplies extremely scanty). Camp (no supplies).

Îm l a, 30' 2'; 80° 2', near the right bank of the Gôri river.