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120   St K—SUL : ROUTES 212, 213.

Route No. 212.

From SÛKHI (Gärhväl) to USSÎLLA (Gärhväl).

A secondary route, impassable for horses; a difficult route.

Literature: Fraser, in As. Res., Vol. XIII., p. 216.

Maps: Indian Atlas, sheets 47 (second edition) and 65, no trace of a route is indicated on any of these maps.

Sd khi, 30° 59'; 78° 42'; 8,401 ft., on the right bank of the Bhagirathi river— Continue along the right bank of the Bhagirathi river—Jhdla —Pural—Cross the Shingad river.

L\Encamp at the confluence of the Shingdd and Bhagirdthi rivers (an easy march) — Continue throughout the next march along the left bank of the Shingad river —Q Bhaini—Q Khadar— Cross a small nalah Q Durainghattu —Q Chemahara—Q Mondral — Cross the Bhallara river —Q Tangua Bhallnra — Cross the Tangua nàlah — Cross two other small nalahs.

• Bari (11,911 ft.) —Cross a nâlah, close to

Q Bakri— Cross another nalah—Q KiarktittiCross four small nalahs, among which is situated Q Gântral— Q Do Hamdo (13,211 ft.), at the foot of the Q Do Hamdo glacier, 3 hours' march from Q Bakri.

• R d t hi, at the foot of the Rathi glacier; fuel very scarce— Ascend the Rathi glacier — Cross the Damdar, or Hat ka Zaüra pass (17,479 ft.), 6 hours' march from Q Rathi — Descend this pass along the Tons glacier.

• B u l c h a n (14,501 ft.), on the right side of

the Tons glacier, still considerably above its lower end—Descend the Tons glacier—QKadukapri — Q Kondara—Foot of the Tons glacier (source of the Tons river)—Cross a nalahRissar lake (11,787 ft.), in the Tons valley.

Encamp below the lake on the right bank of the Tons river—Continue along

the right bank of the Tons river — Cross the Tons river by a bridge—Cross two small nalahs — Cross the Tons river by a bridge.

Ussilla, or Oshdl, 31° 7'.G; 78° 18'.2 r; 8,940 ft., on the right bank of the Tons river.

Route No. 213.

From SULTÂNPUR (Kiilu) to JÂGATSÛK (Knlu).

A principal route, passable for horses.

Literature : Cunningham's Ladäk, p. 154, and in Journ. As. Soc. Beng., Vol. XVII.,• part I., pp. 206-11. — Moorcroft's Travels, Vol. I., pp. 183-5.

Maps: Cunningham's Piinjäb and Western Himalaya. — Indian Atlas, sheet 47 (second edition).— Waugh and Thuillier's Pänjäb and adjoining countries.

Sultdnpur, 31° 57'.8; 77° 5'.8; 3,945 ft., on the right bank of the Bias river, the capital of Knlu — Cross the Bias river—Continue as far as Jagatsûk along the left side of the Bias valley.

Neig ar (5,777 ft.), the residence of the assistant commissioner of Kûlu — Sarsai — Masdnri Khii jau—Dhamsu—Kaknaul—Garjan.

Jagats2ik, 32° 12'; 77° 13'; 6,080 ft., near the left bank of the Bias river.

Route

from SULTÂNPUR to MÂNDI,
see No. 132.

Route

from SULTÂNPUR to NAGKANDA,
see No. 149.