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0502	Southern Tibet : vol.4
南チベット : vol.4

Patsangguk (Pasaguk), Rukyok and Saka-dsong. More problematic seems the itinerary
he gave from this camp to Raga-tasam, which passes by Penchen, Chuner-sharlung,
with a pass, Kinra, Chakung, Rungmar-pelung, Yupta, Rardsong, Tavuk-la, a
pass, Madum-punu, Serva, Bomdar and Dorluang, from which point still six days
were said to remain.

Pan. 445ᴬ and ᴮ, Tab. 82, gives a complete view of the mountains surrounding
Camp CCCLXVI. It begins with the very flat and comfortable pass to the W. N. W.,
by which the Serpan lam was said to pass. To the right of it, we have a continuous
panorama of the northern range, the last we had crossed. Then follow the hills to
the east of the valley, and to the S. S. W. the continuation of our valley which, by
and by, turns to the S. S. E. And finally it shows a bulky group west of our valley.

On March 29th, we follow the Kung-sherya valley south for 13 km., des-
cending 113 m. or to 4,628 m. at Camp CCCLXVII, being at a rate of 1:115.
The temperature of the night was down at only —10.6°, at 7 o'clock a. m. we had
+13.0°, and at 1 o'clock p. m. +15.3°, being thus an amplitude of nearly 26° between
day and night. The living rock just east of Camp CCCLXVI, was greenish sandy
hard schist. The ground is excellent for our march. We travel on the base of the
eastern hills and then along the ice-sheet in the bed of the brook. One black and
one blue and white tent, and after a while, two black tents are left to the right. At
the first 20 yaks were kept. Three new tents were left at 1 km. to our right. At
several places in the broad valley, yaks were grazing and once a flock of sheep.
A wolf was seen. Kyangs were grazing at two or three places. Finally we crossed
the ice-bed and made our Camp CCCLXVII. Sometimes the latter was very broad
and extended. The grass was bad. Pan. 447ᴬ and ᴮ, Tab. 83, represents a part of
the surrounding hills. To the north our valley comes down, to the S. 29° E., is its
continuation and our route the next day.

On March 30th, our route goes straight south for 10.6 km., descending only
16 m. or to 4,612 m. at Camp CCCLXVIII. But before reaching so far, or after
a march of 8 km., we passed a depression of 4,580 m. which obviously was the
lowest part of the whole valley. So far, the rate of fall was as 1:167, and south
of it to the camp, the rise was as 1:81. At any rate it was surprising to find just
north of the Transhimalaya System, a point with so insignificant an altitude as 4,580 m.
or about the same altitude as on the Tsangpo on the same longitude.

The weather was good with little wind and clouds. The minimum temperature
was down at —13.2° in the night, and at 1 o'clock p. m., we read +14.6°, giving
an amplitude of 27.8°. It was the season in which the wild geese begin to move.
Now and again we saw one, two or three of them flying over our camps. West of
the hills to the west of Camp CCCLXVII, some of my men reported the existence
of a little lake. During the last two days we had seen 20 tents, and on the 30th,

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