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0143 Results of a Scientific Mission to India and High Asia : vol.3
Results of a Scientific Mission to India and High Asia : vol.3 / Page 143 (Grayscale High Resolution Image)

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SIM—SKA : ROUTES 193-195.   111

Route

from SÎMLA to SKÂRDO:

by Nagkânda, SultAnpur, Jâgatstik, Koksar, Kârdong, Dârche, Pâdum, Kârbu, Kârgil, and Kiris (see Nos. 191, 149, 213, 75, 113, 91, 55, 165, 90, ~J5, and 110).

Route

from SÎMLA to SRINkGAR :

by Bilâspur, Nadâun, Iiângra, NÛrpur, and
Naushéra (see Nos. 189, 30, 146, 85, 160,
and 151).

Route No. 193.

From SÎMLA (Simla) to SÛNI (Simla).

A secondary route, passable for horses. A good macle road.

Maps: Indian Atlas, sheet 47. (second edition).

Simla, 31° 6'•2; 77° 9'•4 ; 7,156 ft. (church); hôtel and club—Bhi.unt—ßûc/orcc—PiinahaBünili.

B ä.s d n tp u rDescend to the Sutlej river—Continue along its left bank.

S•tini, 31° 15'; 77° 8'; 2,318 ft., near the left bank of the SAtlej river, with hot springs close to the river (level of the river 2,127 ft.).

Route

from SÎMLA to TÎKAR,

see No. 225.

Route No. 194.

From SKÂRDO (Bâlti) to Dis, or TANG (Hasora).
A secondary route, passable for horses.

Sktirdo, 35° 20'•2; 75° 44'.0x, on the left bank of the Indus river (level of the river 7,255 ft.)—Nagolisbâng—Bong La—Sâtpâr Tso.

A Rûba Chûmik—Q Cho Cho Chûmik (12,738 ft.)—ACho Cho Brânsa—A Tangtân;p Kichât — A Balkôrdoa— p "'Ahura.

. B tic k h m o Cross the Bûrze La pass (15,766 ft.) to the plateau of Deosâi 14,200 ft.

Alimkl-i Mat (13,421 ft.), on the plateau of DeosAi—Cross the Langmalûng river—APiâlung — Cross the Shamoskit pass (easy)— Cross the Cherchôrri pass.

A Gydizering Mat (13,175 ft.), in the upper part of the D5.skérim valley.

Dûs, or Tang, 35° 2'; 75° 4'; 10,794 ft., the highest village in the Dâskérim valley.

Route No. 195.

From SKÂRDO (Bâ1ti) to GI.LGIT (Gilgit).

There are two different routes: the one leading down the Indus valley by Rôyul and Bônji; but this is a very difficult one, extremely rocky and quite impassable for horses: the other by Shigar andChutron.

A.

Sktirdo to Gilgit, by ShIgar and Chutrôn.

Skdrdo, 35° 20'•2; 75° 44'•0'x, on the left bank of the Indus river (level of the river 7,255 ft.).

Camp. Shigar, Yuskil,

Chutrôn (8,060 ft.)—Cross the Chdltor La pass (very easy; no glacier).

0 Matont6ro, on a river which flows down to Bdsha—Cross the Gântos La pass (easy; no

see p. 8.

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