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0120 Results of a Scientific Mission to India and High Asia : vol.3
Results of a Scientific Mission to India and High Asia : vol.3 / Page 120 (Grayscale High Resolution Image)

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Route
from Mässúri to Nainitál,
see Nainitál to Mässúri.

Route
from Mässúri to Níti:
by Tíri, Deúl, Srinägar, Kärnpreäg, Keter-
bál, Jhósimath, Tapubán (see Nos. 227, 61,
203, 204, 97, 101, 78, and 223).

Route
from Mässúri to Tíri,
see No. 227.

Mestúj, routes to and from, see
Drös to Bokhára, No. 66.

Route
from Mílum to △ Bägdoár,
see No. 11.

Route
from Mílum to Káthi,
see No. 100.

Route No. 141.
From Mílum (Kumáon) to △ Loáka (Kumáon).
A principal route, passable for horses.
Maps: Cunningham's Panjáb and Western Himálaya. —
Strachey's Kumáon and Gárhvál.

Mílum, 30° 34′·6; 79° 54′·8R; 11,265 ft., near
the left bank of the Góri river — Cross the
Gúnka river near its confluence with the Góri
river — Continue along the slopes to its left —
Cross the Haskúri river — △ Mágoni — △ Chimgáü
— △ Dagbazín — Cross the Koalgóng river (level
of the confluence with the Gúnka river 11,895 ft.)
— △ Samgáng (12,146 ft.), 4 hours' march from
Mílum — Cross two rivers — Cross several snow
bridges.

△ Tálla Shállong (12,813 ft.), or the lower
Shállong, 3 hours' march from △ Samgáng. Grass
and shrubs still plentiful. Scarcely any fuel at
next stage; collect it here — △ Málla Shállong
(13,225 ft.), or the upper Shállong, ¾ hour's walk
from △ Tálla Shállong. Just at the limit of
shrubs. If camp is small, make Mílum to
△ Málla Shállong one stage; a large encampment
will do better at △ Tálla Shállong on account
of pasturage and shrubs — Cross the Shúti páni
nálah — Old moraine (fine view of the Sílka
Dung peak) — △ Small nálah — △ Baltánga
meadows — △ Dung, on the Lessór river (con-
fluence of Lessór and Úta Dhúra rivers,
13,589 ft.), 2¼ hours' march from △ Málla Shál-
long — Ascend the Úta Dhúra glacier — △ Shi-
kaldáni, on the left side of the glacier —
△ Bomráss — △ Kal Máddia — △ Chim (6,250 ft.),
7 hours' march from △ Málla Shállong — Cross
the Úta Dhúra pass (17,627 ft.). Ascent toler-
ably steep — Lower end of the northern Úta
Dhúra glacier (15,970 ft.), 2 hours' march from
the top of the pass.

△ Loáka, 30° 46′; 79° 55′; 15,831 ft. A long
and trying stage from △ Tálla Shállong to
Loáka; occupies at least 10 hours. Fuel and
grass scarce at △ Loáka.