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Route No. 94.

From KÁRGIL (Dras) to ISLAMABÁD (Kashmír).

A secondary route, passable for horses.

Maps: Cunningham's Pánjáb and Western Himálaya.—
Waugh and Thuillier's Pánjáb and adjoining coun-
tries.

Kárgil, 34° 30'·0; 76° 4'·0 F̈; 8,845 ft. (with a
thána), at the junction of the Váka and Kártse
rivers (level of the Kártse river 8,617 ft.)—Bárig
—Tigtig—Chátak—Gramtáng.

Tréspon, on the Sáru river (level of the river
9,000 ft.; an easy march)—Kázen—Langkártse
—Sáiku.

Tisséru (a rather long march)—△ Donáru.

△ Tsringma (13,220 ft.)—Ascend a glacier—
Cross the Súru, or Hevánga La pass (15,481 ft.)
—△ Mururátse (12,738 ft.).

Tso Kör, or Kahintál lake (10,867 ft.)—
Cross several rivers (easily fordable, or pro-
vided with bridges).

Súkne (9,122 ft.)—Pashmín (8,351 ft.)

Múngil—△ Ánichen—Cross the Várdván, or
Márgan pass.

△ Nafghán (3,655 ft.)—Áttar—Laissur—Cross
a small pass, called Hálkun.

Chángas.

Islamabád, 33° 43'·8; 75° 8'·7 F̈; 5,896 ft.,
on the right bank of the Jhlum river.

Route No. 95.

From KÁRGIL (Dras) to KÍRIS (Bálti).

A principal route, passable for horses.

Literature: Thomson's Western Himálaya, pp. 227-43.

Maps: Cunningham's Pánjáb and Western Himálaya.—
Waugh and Thuillier's Pánjáb and adjoining coun-
tries.— Thomson's Western Himálaya.

Kárgil, 34° 30'·0; 76° 4'·0 F̈; 8,845 ft. (with a
thána), at the junction of the Váka and Kártse
rivers (level of the Kártse river 8,617 ft.).

Úlding Thung, on the left bank of the Dras
river, 9 miles from Kárgil—Continue along the
left bank of the Dras river.

Tarkáta (an easy march)—Continue along the
left bank of the Indus river.

Opposite Khárlaksha, or Kármang—
Continue along the left bank of the Indus river.

Tólti—Úrdi.

Parkúta.

Kiris, 35° 20'; 76° 2', near the confluence of
the Shayók and Indus rivers.

Route No. 96.

From KÁRGIL (Dras) to SRÍNÁGAR (Kashmír).

A principal route, passable for horses.

Literature: Cunningham, in Journ. As. Soc. Beng., Vol. XVII,
part I, pp. 118-22, and in his Ladák, pp. 148-50.—
Jacquemont's Journal, Vol. III, pp. 295-314.— Thom-
son's Western Himálaya, p. 222-94.

Maps: Cunningham's Pánjáb and Western Himálaya.—
Waugh and Thuillier's Pánjáb and adjoining countries.

Kárgil, 34° 30'·0; 76° 4'·0 F̈; 8,845 ft. (with a
thána), at the junction of the Váka and Kártse
rivers (level of the Kártse river 8,617 ft.)—
Cross the Kártse river—Shilliktse—Chanagúnd,
or Chillisgámbo—Kárbu (11,617 ft.), 10 miles
from Kárgil; 4 hours' march (road bad; the
worst along the whole route from Leh to
Srinágar)—Shimsha—Cross the Dras river.

Taskyám, 7 miles from Kárbu (2 hours' march),
on the left bank of the Dras river (level of the
river 9,164 ft.)—Continue along the left side of
the Dras valley—Danteltáng—Chukiál—Bembát
—Prau.

Dras (9,951 ft.), with a tháná; an easy stage—
Continue up the left side of the Dras valley—
Pan Dras (Purána Dras)—Cross the Dras river.

Matái (10,400 ft.), on the right bank of the Dras
river (an easy march)—△ Machahói—Ascend a
glacier (gradual ascent; lower end of the glacier
10,967 ft.)—Cross the Tsóji pass (11,376 ft.).