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RÂL—R6N : ROUTES 174, 175.

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Route No 174.

From ORALDANG (Ladak) to ÜPSHI (Ladak).

A secondary route, passable for horses. Literature: Fraser's Journal, p. 309.

Maps : Cunningham's Pänjab and Western Himalaya. Waugh and Thuillier's Pânjab and adjoining coun-

tries.

0 R d l B a ng, 33° 14'; 78° 27', on the left bank of the Indus river (level of the river 13,858 ft.) — Cross the Indus river — Continue along its right bank — Sûngdo.

Chum a t an y — Continue along the right side of the Indus valley —Késar— Gni — AhkIke Gyayfk — Cross the Indus river.

T iPi t d o (a rather long march)—Continue along the left bank of the Inclus river—Arge—Hémya —Kâdpo.

T d s h e t, on the left bank of the Indus river Tûna.

Upshi, 33° 42'; 770 21', on the left bank of the Indus river, at its confluence with the Gya, or Mandur river (level of the Indus river 11,249 ft.).

Route

from RAMPUR to NAGRANDA,
see No. 148.

Route No. 175.

From RAMPUR (Simla) to the VANGTU BRIDGE

(Simla).

A principal route, passable for horses.

Literature: Gerard's Koonawur, pp. 208-20. — Hutton, in Journ. As. Soc. Beng., Vol. VIII., part II., pp. 904-16.Jacquemont's Journal, Vol. II., pp. 193-204. —Tables of Routes and Stages, pp. 317, 318. — Thomson's Western Himalaya, pp. 54-66.

Maps: Gerard's Koonawur.—Indian Atlas, sheet 47 (second edition).

Rd mpur, 31° 31'.Q; 77° 37'4)1; 3,398 ft., on the left bank of the Satlej river (level of the river 2,912 ft.)—Cross a small nalah—Nirgall—Cross a nâlah—Jdkho—Cross the Pûjar nttdi—Ascend a hill, Palti dhar—Cross the Pélti Wadi.

G d u r a (5,809 ft.), 2 miles E. of the S ,tlej river (much ascent and descent between Rampur and Gaura)—Continue to ascend—Kartol—Majkuli — Steep descent — Cross the Manglad river — Long ascent—Adi—Deogau (from here tp Séran road level).

Séran, or Sd r h an (7,115 ft.), near the left .bank of the S ,tlej river. This place is the summer residence of the Rajah of BissÉr — Cross the Séran n ,lah — Kla — Drdl'i — Cross the Tséndo Wadi.

Trdnda, or Tardnda (7,089 ft), near the left bank of the Saildang river—Cross the Saildang river—Pande—Nachar (5,250 ft.), on the left bank of the S ,tlej river (much ascent and descent) — Descend for two miles.

V d ng t u bridge, 31° 37'.0; 77` 54'.012, at the confluence of the Vangar and SM.Iej rivers (level of the bridge 4,932 ft.).

Route

from RAULPÎNDI to SRINÂGAR,
see No. 205.

Route

from R6NG0 to GARTOK,
see No. 69.

Route

from R6NGO to HANLE,
see No. 72.