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BHΗBIJ: ROUTES 26-28.

Saidabdd Sardi, 9 miles from Bhimbar. Naushéra, 33° 7'; 74° 12'.

Route

from BHÎMBAR to SIALKÔT,
see No. 188.

,Sardi (9,700 ft.), 61/4 miles from Kandta—Cross the Püch pass (8,500 ft.).

Ha i d a r a b <t d Sardi, 6 miles from Aliabdd (a long march)—SillikOt—BalkOt.

Uri, 34' G'; 73' 56', on the left bank of the Jhilum river (level of the river 3,952 ft.).

Route No. 26.

From BHIMBAR (Pânjâb) to URI (Kashmir).

A secondary route, passable for horses.

Literature: Jacquemont's Journal, Vol. III., pp. 164-73.Year-book of the P;injâb for 1854, part IV., p. 245-7.

Maps: Cunningham's P:injab and Western Himalaya.—Waugh and Thuillier's P3njib and adjoining countries.

Bhimbar, 32° ö9'; 74° 0'— Cross the Adatâk pass (road in parts difficult).

Sa i d a b ciel Sardi, 9 miles from Bhimbar Kambir fort.

Dharamsdla, 15 miles from Saidabâd—Kohirâtti, on the Ban river, 6 miles from Dharamsala (road good, almost level).

D h d n a, 6 miles from KohirAtti. No dharamsala; supplies scarce, but fish in abundance Kôtli (6,010 ft.), 3 miles from Dhnna, with a bângalo—Sâmbri.

Séra, 10 miles from K6tli, with a bângalo (road between Kali and Séra occasionally bad and difficult) — Cross the Main Dal river (generally very difficult to be crossed) — Cross the Pilch river by bridge.

Pitch (3,395 ft.), 9 miles from Séra — Ascend along the Betâri river, which has to be crossed on the way to Kahilta four times, the last time over a wooden bridge—Mängiâl—Devâr—V6chi

Kahicta (430 ft.), 6'/. miles from "Püch-Ascend to the Pilch pass (road rather bad, narrow, and occasionally difficult) — Aliabdd

Route No. 27.

From BIJNÂTH (Châmba) to BÂRA BÂNGHAL

(Châmba).

A secondary route, impassable for horses.

Maps: Blagrave, Becher, and Hutchinson's Julundhur Dooab.

Bijndth, 32' 3'.1; 76° 38'.9 ; 3,357 ft.-Sfinsal (4,457 ft.), 4 miles from Bijnâth.

D e 0 l, or D e -v u l (4,240 ft.), with a saline spring. Pr é — Cross the Yare, or YAra pass.

O Tsdnni, on the northern foot of the YAre pass.

Sindi.

Ka n tii r, on the Ravi river.

B d r a B d ngh a 1, 32° 18'; 76° 43'; 8,535 ft., on the right bank of the Ravi river.

Route No. 28.

From BIJN©TH (Chamba) to KINGRA (Châmba):

A principal route, passable for horses. Maps: Indian Atlas, sheet 47 (second edition).

Bijndcth, 32° 3'•1; 76' 38'.9; :3,357 ft. Piprôli—Andrita.

Baryarni (3,198 ft.)—Sala—Parßr—Dhôrni. Nag rô t •i (2,816 ft.)—KOli—IIjen. Kcingra, 32° 51.2; 76° 14'.41; 2,553 ft.

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