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0457 Southern Tibet : vol.7
南チベット : vol.7
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doi: 10.20676/00000263
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same I have mentioned from my journey.¹ The appelation Dipsang Plains appears
at two places; the one south of the Kara-korum Pass is the same as the one which
my informants called Dapsang. The expression Kuenlun Plains for the open plateau-
land south of the Kwen-lun, is far better than the somewhat uncertain Aksai-chin
and Lingzhithang Plains. The map accompanying Drew's narrative was, no doubt,
the best existing in 1875, and it took many years until it was improved. He has
also several general maps showing the distribution of Snow, Races, Languages, Faith
and Political situation. He has also a very good panorama showing the K 2 (28,265
feet) rising above the mighty masses of the Kara-korum. Drew's book was an ex-
tremely valuable addition to Europe's knowledge of these regions and he should be
mentioned amongst the most prominent and able scientific explorers in the western
highlands.

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In his article: An itinerary from Aksu to Yarkand and Ladak,² VENIUKOFF
communicates an abstract of a document discovered by POTANIN in the Central
Record Office of Western Siberia, numbered 1153, and entitled On the Frontier Trade
in 1824—28. For our present purpose it is sufficient to mention only a few names.
The itinerary in question, without any further explanations, goes from Aksu to Yarkand
and thence to Ak-tagh, being the 17th stage from Yarkand; thence to Darbazy-
Siryéut, farther to Baransa and the second Baransa »the road leads over the Kara-
kuran. The ascent is 15 versts, the descent also 15 versts. The snow never disappears,
and during winter ten days are required to cross it». Yapchan: the road leads over
the Ala-tau. The air is very oppressive. Springs exist, but no fuel or grass. Khundan:
on the same mountain; springs; no grass or wood. Sasyr: on the same mountain,
on a rivulet, a little fuel and pasture.
As the author of this itinerary calls the Shayok a rivulet, it is not surprising
that he does not even mention the Kumdan glaciers, although he must have passed
in front of their snouts. If the itinerary refers to the years mentioned, 1824—28,
we may be pretty sure that the road was open at that time.
I have already referred to SAUNDERS' and MARKHAM'S views regarding the
relations between the Kara-korum and Transhimalaya.³
The Indus, Sutlej, and Sanpu form a continuous trough in the same axial direction,
and divide the Northern Himálaya from the Kara-korum and Gang-dis-ri Mountains. The
Kara-korum divides the Indus basin from the basin of Lake Lob, and the Gang-dis-ri
separates the Indus, Sutlej, and Sanpu from the elevated plateau of Tibet, which is drained