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0100 Results of a Scientific Mission to India and High Asia : vol.3
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KARGIL : ROUTES 94-96.

Route No. 94.

From KARGIL (Dras) to ISLAMABAD (Kashmir).

A secondary route, passable for horses. Maps: Cunningham's Pânjab and ,Western Himalaya.—Waugh and Thuillier's Pânjab and adjoining countries.

Kcirgil, 34° 30'•O; 76° 4'.01=c; 8,845 ft. (with a thina), at the junction of the Vila and Kirtse rivers (level of the Kârtse river 8,617 ft.)—Bärâg

  • TigtigChutakGramting.

Tr é sp o n, on the Sûru river (level of the river 9,000 ft.; an easy march)—Kâzen—Langkirtse

  • Sé nku.

Tisséru (a rather long march) —ODonciru.

A T s r i ng ma (13,230 ft.) —Ascend a glacier—Cross the Sûru, or Hevinga La pass (15,481 ft.) —p Mururütse (12,738 ft.).

Tso K6r, or Kahintal lake (10,867 ft.)—Cross several rivers (easily fordable, or provided with bridges).

S'ti k n e (9,122 ft.)—Pashmin (8,351 ft.)

11'l2î n g i l A AlnichenCross the Värdvân, or Mi,rgan pass.

0 Na f g h u n (9,655 ft.)—Attar—Ussur—Cross a small pass, called Hâlkun.

Chdngas.

Islamabad, 33° 43'.8; 75° 8'.76; 5,896 ft., on the right bank of the Jhilum river.

Route No. 95.

From KARGIL (Dras) to KÎRIS (Haiti).

A principal route, passable for horses.

Literature: Thomson's Western Himalaya, pp. 227-43. Maps: Cunningham's Pânjab and Western Himalaya.—

Waugh and Thuillier's Pânjab and adjoining coun-

tries. — Thomson's Western Himalaya.

Kdrgil, 34° 30'.0; 76° 4'.01:r; 8,845 ft. (with a thina), at the junction of the Vila and Kârtse rivers (level of the Kârtse river 8,617 ft.).

Iï l ding Thung, on the left bank of the Dras river, 9 miles from Kârgil—Continue along the left bank of the Dras river.

T a r k d ta (an easy march) — Continue along the left bank of the Indus river.

Opposite Khdrtaksha, or KccrmangContinue along the left bank of the Indus river. T6lti-1Jrdi.

Parkiita.

Kiris, 35° 20'; 76° 2', near the confluence of the Shayôk and Indus rivers.

Route No. 96.

From KARGIL (Dras) to SRINAGAR (Kashmir).

A principal route, passable for horses.

Literature: Cunningham, in Journ. As. Soc. Beng., Vol. XVII., part I., pp. 118-22, and in his Ladak, pp. 148-50.Jacquemont's Journal, Vol. III., pp. 295-314.—Thomson's Western Himalaya, pp. 236-94.

Maps: Cunningham's Pânjab and Western Himalaya.—Waugh and Thuillier's Pânjab and adjoining countries.

Kdrgil, 34° 30'.0 ; 76°4'.0l; 8,845 ft. (with a thina), at the junction of the Vâka and Kârtse rivers (level of the Kârtse river 8,617 ft.) — Cross the Kârtse river—Shillfktse—Chanagünd, or Chillisgimbo — Kr rbu (11,617 ft.), 10 miles from Kârgil; 4 hours' march (road bad ; the worst along the whole route from Leh to Srinagar)—Shfmsha—Cross the Dras river.

T a s k g ta m, 7 miles from Kirbu (2 hours' march), on the left bank of the Dras river (level of the river 9,164 ft.)—Continue along the left side of tke Dras valley—Danteltc ng—Chukiâl—Bembât —Prao.

Dras (9,951 ft.), with a thina; an easy stage—Continue up the left side of the Dras valley—Pan Dras (Purina Dras)—Cross the Dras river.

Ma t d ï (10,400 ft.), on the right bank of the Dras river (an easy march)—A Machahôi—Ascend a glacier (gradual ascent; lower end of the glacier 10,967 ft.) — Cross the Ts6ji pass (11,376 ft.).