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0592 Report of a Mission to Yarkund in 1873 : vol.1
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ROUTE XXIX.

From Yur (see No. 15 of Route VIII) to Chitrál, authority Captain Biddulph from
Native information.

Yur to—
1. Suneen. 6. Manzagram.
2. Over pass.* 7. Mastuch.
3. Kusht. 8. Booni. } These are marches for a man on
4. Topkhana. 9. Risht. foot.
5. Gazan (inhabited). 10. Ragh.
11. Chitrál.

ROUTE XXX.

Tashkúrghán, No. 9 of Route VIII, or Sarígh-Kúl to Hanza in Kanjúd (Dr. Bellew).

1. Davdár, 4 tash. Across valley and amongst hills to camp ground. The first stage from
Táshkúrghán. No habitation.
2. Jilghar, 3 tash. Easy road amongst hills. Desert. No fuel or forage.
3. Ghajakbáy,† 4 tash. The same.
4. Rang or Zastol, 4 tash. Up a narrow gorge and over a glacier to
5. Rangal, 3 tash. Down a defile along a torrent. Road rough. Hills bare.
6. Talictáy, 4 tash. The same as last stage.
7. Lúpgal, 5 tash. Continue down the valley. Mountains high and bare.
8. Udmurkish, 4 tash. Desert country amongst hills.
9. Misgar.
10. Sás. } These are all the names of camp grounds. Each a day's journey from
11. Khybar. } the other in vallies amongst hills. Streams from all sides, and
12. Passú. } scanty brushwood. Country very difficult and bare. Under snow
13. Garnit. } for half the year.
14. Syábán.
15. Muhammadábád. First village from Táshkurghán. Fields and orchards on river bank.
16. Kanjúd, 3 tash. 1,000 houses and fort. Capital of Hanza on a large river. Fields
and fruit trees in terraces on hill slopes.

ROUTE XXXI.

Sarhadd, No. 14 of Route VIII, Wakhán, to Kanjúd (Dr. Bellew).

1. Sháwar. In a glen. Fuel, water, and grass.
2. Langar.‡ On border of Pámir Khurd. Grass, fuel, and water.
3. Khaldarchit. In a glen of the Pamir hills. Ditto. No trees.
4. Lúptúk. A deep narrow defile in the mountains. Grass and water.
5. Irshál. Over a high mountain and a glacier down to
6. Astán. A long march down a defile along a river which flows all the way to Kanjúd.
7. Ispinj. A short march down course of the same river which is unfordable and only
crossed on the ice in winter.
8. Reshit. Short march down the river.
9. Kirmín. Ditto.
10. Gircha or Goorki. Twenty scattered houses and terraced fields.
11. Khybar. 6 houses, Ditto.
12. Passú or Basoo. 20 houses, Ditto.